The Pit and the Pendulum

Jun 27, 1991

1h 37m

★ 5.7

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.

Genres

Horror

Romance

Production Companies

Full Moon Entertainment

The Pit and the Pendulum Trailers

Cast

Torquemada

Lance Henriksen

Gomez

Stephen Lee

Dr. Huesos

William Norris

Mendoza

Mark Margolis

Contessa D'Alba Molina

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Contessa's Son

Barbara Bocci

Executioner

Benito Stefanelli

Francisco

Jeffrey Combs

Don Carlos

Tom Towles

Maria

Rona De Ricci

Antonio

Jonathan Fuller

Cardinal

Oliver Reed

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