The Pit and the Pendulum
1991
A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator.
Directed by Stuart Gordon
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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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- Director
- Stuart Gordon
- Written by
- Dennis Paoli
- Produced by
- Albert Band
- Composer
- Richard Band
- Cinematographer
- Adolfo Bartoli
- Editor
- Andy Horvitch
- Makeup FX
- Todd Tucker
- Studio
- Full Moon Entertainment
- Origin country
- United States
- Production countries
- Italy, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- The Inquisitor, The Pit & the Pendulum
- TMDB
- 5.7/10 (143 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 50% Rotten
- IMDb
- 6.0/10 (5,889 votes)
Cast
Lance Henriksen
Torquemada
Stephen Lee
Gomez
William 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
Larry Dolgin
Sergeant of the Guards
Frances Bay
Esmeralda
Fabio Carfora
Beggar
Michael Deak
Guard (uncredited)
