The Pit and the Pendulum

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The Pit and the Pendulum

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.

Date: 06/27/1991

Rating: 5.7

Cast: Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William 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

Lance Henriksen