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A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator. - The Pit and the Pendulum
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Title: The Pit and the Pendulum

Release Date: 27 Jun 1991

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: Horror, Romance

Director: Full Moon Entertainment

Production Companies: Full Moon Entertainment

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.

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Average Vote: 5.6 (127 votes)

Cast

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