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The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
Directed by Stuart Gordon
Most recently watched by sleestakk
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.
Rated R | Length 97 minutes
Actors
Lance Henriksen | Stephen Lee | William J. Norris | Mark Margolis | Carolyn Purdy-Gordon | Barbara Bocci | Benito Stefanelli | Jeffrey Combs | Tom Towles | Rona De Ricci | Jonathan Fuller | Oliver Reed | Larry Dolgin | Frances Bay | Fabio Carfora | Michael Deak