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The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)

The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)

Romance Horror

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

Release Date: 1991, June 27
Directors: Stuart Gordon
Countries: Italy, United States of America
Production: Full Moon Entertainment, Full Moon Entertainment
Cast: Lance Henriksen, Jeffrey Combs, Oliver Reed, Benito Stefanelli, Mark Margolis, Tom Towles, Frances Bay, Stephen Lee, Fabio Carfora, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Jonathan Fuller, Rona De Ricci

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.

Keywords:

witch based on short story torture chamber spanish inquisition torquemada