The Pit and the Pendulum

Horror • Romance

57%
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum
R
6/27/19911h 37m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator. ~

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.

Director:

Stuart Gordon

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$2,000,000.00

Revenue:

$3,331.00

Key words:

  • witch
  • torture chamber
  • based on short story
  • torquemada
  • spanish inquisition

Cast

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

~ as ~

Torquemada

Stephen Lee

Stephen Lee

~ as ~

Gomez

William Norris

~ as ~

Dr. Huesos

Mark Margolis

Mark Margolis

~ as ~

Mendoza

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

~ as ~

Contessa D'Alba Molina

Barbara Bocci

~ as ~

Contessa's Son

Benito Stefanelli

Benito Stefanelli

~ as ~

Executioner

Jeffrey Combs

Jeffrey Combs

~ as ~

Francisco

Tom Towles

Tom Towles

~ as ~

Don Carlos

Rona De Ricci

~ as ~

Maria

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