The Pit and the Pendulum

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.

Genre: Horror, Romance

Stars: Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William J. Norris, Mark Margolis, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Barbara Bocci

Crew: Stuart Gordon (Director), Albert Band (Producer), Dennis Paoli (Screenplay), Edgar Allan Poe (Short Story), Adolfo Bartoli (Director of Photography), Giovanni Natalucci (Production Design)

Country: Italy, United States of America

Language: EnglishDeutsch

Studio: Full Moon Entertainment

Runtime: 97 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Jun 27, 1991

IMDb: 5.4

Keywords:witch, torture chamber, based on short story, edgar allan poe, torquemada, spanish inquisition

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