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

The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)

★5.7/10 · 1431h 37mHorror, Romance

Directed by Stuart Gordon

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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Top cast

  • Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    Torquemada
  • Stephen Lee
    Stephen Lee
    Gomez
  • William Norris
    Dr. Huesos
  • Mark Margolis
    Mark Margolis
    Mendoza
  • Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
    Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
    Contessa D'Alba Molina
  • Barbara Bocci
    Contessa's Son
  • Benito Stefanelli
    Benito Stefanelli
    Executioner
  • Jeffrey Combs
    Jeffrey Combs
    Francisco

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