The Pit and the Pendulum

5.7 1991 1h 37m Italy

Horror Romance

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

Details

Directors

Stuart Gordon

Writers

Dennis Paoli, Edgar Allan Poe

Cast

Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William Norris, Mark Margolis, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Barbara Bocci, Benito Stefanelli, Jeffrey Combs, Tom Towles, Rona De Ricci, Jonathan Fuller, Oliver Reed, Larry Dolgin, Frances Bay, Fabio Carfora

Production

Full Moon Entertainment

Languages

German, English

Countries

Italy, United States of America