![The Pit and the Pendulum Poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500//xq4pLMaMlVmDEzaxTrDqDa4ET25.jpg)
The Pit and the Pendulum
58.00%
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June 27, 1991
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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.
Featured Crew
Andy Horvitch
Editor
Stuart Gordon
Director
Dennis Paoli
Screenplay
Cast
![Lance Henriksen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//5F8cHWGlo2NIiswSn5ymL5ukgxG.jpg)
Lance Henriksen
Torquemada
![Stephen Lee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//faHDY2Y9n0oMY1Y1RI2COeiaODB.jpg)
Stephen Lee
Gomez
William J. Norris
Dr. Huesos
![Mark Margolis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//rT5TYJIPLBkTqsrUs00AixGeaMM.jpg)
Mark Margolis
Mendoza
![Carolyn Purdy-Gordon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//rkNC80zwfLwDAb23eXZuyZO0JOO.jpg)
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Contessa D'Alba Molina