The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)

US:: R 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.

Updated May 12 2020

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1991-06-27

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Keywords:

witch edgar allen poe torquemada

FACTS

Runtime: 97 mins Budget: $2,000,000 Rating: 6.2 Tag Line: A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator.

Cast

Oliver Reed

Mark Margolis

Lenny

Lance Henriksen

Markov

Benito Stefanelli

Stingary Smith

Frances Bay

Mrs. Rosemont

Larry Dolgin

Tom Towles

George Wydell

Jeffrey Combs

Fritz Bruchschnauser / Howard Belch