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The Pit and the Pendulum

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.

1991 |1h 37m |  Horror, Romance

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Cast

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Lance Henriksen

Torquemada

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Stephen Lee

Gomez

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Mark Margolis

Mendoza

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Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Contessa D'Alba Molina

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Benito Stefanelli

Executioner

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Jeffrey Combs

Francisco

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Tom Towles

Don Carlos

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Rona De Ricci

Maria

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Jonathan Fuller

Antonio

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Oliver Reed

Cardinal

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Larry Dolgin

Sergeant of the Guards

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Frances Bay

Esmeralda

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Fabio Carfora

Beggar

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English, German

Budget

$2,000,000.00

Revenue

$3,331.00