The Pit and the Pendulum
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The Pit and the Pendulum

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

★ 5.8/10 TMDB 1991-06-27 97 min

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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Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen
Torquemada
Stephen Lee
Stephen Lee
Gomez
William Norris
Dr. Huesos
Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis
Mendoza
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Contessa D'Alba Molina
Barbara Bocci
Contessa's Son
Benito Stefanelli
Benito Stefanelli
Executioner
Jeffrey Combs
Jeffrey Combs
Francisco
Tom Towles
Tom Towles
Don Carlos
Rona De Ricci
Maria
Jonathan Fuller
Jonathan Fuller
Antonio
Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed
Cardinal
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