The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)

ALL 06/27/1991 (en) Horror, Romance 97 Min
  • Release
    06/27/1991
  • Production
    Full Moon Entertainment
  • Rotten tomato
    56%
  • Original title
    The Pit and the Pendulum
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 3,331.00
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A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator.

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.

  1. Stuart Gordon

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Andy Horvitch

    Editor

  4. Albert Band

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Lance Henriksen

    Torquemada

  2. Stephen Lee

    Gomez

  3. William J. Norris

    Dr. Huesos

  4. Mark Margolis

    Mendoza

  5. Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

    Contessa D'Alba Molina

  6. Barbara Bocci

    Contessa's Son

  7. Benito Stefanelli

    Executioner

  8. Jeffrey Combs

    Francisco

  9. Tom Towles

    Don Carlos

  10. Rona De Ricci

    Maria

  11. Jonathan Fuller

    Antonio

  12. Oliver Reed

    Cardinal

  13. Larry Dolgin

    Sergeant of the Guards

  14. Frances Bay

    Esmeralda

  15. Fabio Carfora

    Beggar

  16. Michael Deak

    Guard (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 16 , Crews : 15

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The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) 97 Min

ALL 06/27/1991 (en)
Horror, Romance
  • Release 06/27/1991
  • Production
    Full Moon Entertainment
  • Original title The Pit and the Pendulum
  • en
  • Revenue3,331.00

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

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.

  1. Stuart Gordon

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Andy Horvitch

    Editor

  4. Albert Band

    Producer