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The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)

Overview

Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, determines to punish Maria with torture for the desire she inflames in him. Loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story.

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Stuart Gordon

Director

Dennis Paoli

Screenplay

Cast

Lance Henriksen

Torquemada

Stephen Lee

Gomez

William J. Norris

Dr. Huesos

Mark Margolis

Mendoza

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Contessa D'Alba Molina

Barbara Bocci

Contessa's Son

Benito Stefanelli

Executioner

Jeffrey Combs

Francisco

Tom Towles

Don Carlos

Rona De Ricci

Maria

Jonathan Fuller

Antonio

Oliver Reed

Cardinal

Lance Henriksen

Torquemada

Stephen Lee

Gomez

William J. Norris

Dr. Huesos

Mark Margolis

Mendoza

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Contessa D'Alba Molina

Barbara Bocci

Contessa's Son

Benito Stefanelli

Executioner

Jeffrey Combs

Francisco

Tom Towles

Don Carlos

Rona De Ricci

Maria

Jonathan Fuller

Antonio

Oliver Reed

Cardinal

Extra

Release Date

June 27, 1991

Original Language

English, German

Budget

$2,000,000.00

Production Company

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