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The Pit and the Pendulum

56 %|Jun 27, 1991|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.

Featured Crew

Stuart Gordon
Director
Albert Band
Producer
Dennis Paoli
Screenplay
Edgar Allan Poe
Short Story
Adolfo Bartoli
Director of Photography
Giovanni Natalucci
Production Design
Andy Horvitch
Editor
Richard Band
Original Music Composer

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Cast

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Lance Henriksen
Torquemada
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Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Contessa D'Alba Molina
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Barbara Bocci
Contessa's Son
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Jeffrey Combs
Francisco
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Tom Towles
Don Carlos
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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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Michael Deak
Guard (uncredited)