The Pit and the Pendulum backdrop
The Pit and the Pendulum poster
Trailer
The Pit and the Pendulum
5.6
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1h 37m
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1991
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Released
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.

Cast
Lance Henriksen poster
Lance Henriksen
Torquemada
Stephen Lee poster
Stephen Lee
Gomez
William J. Norris poster
William J. Norris
Dr. Huesos
Mark Margolis poster
Mark Margolis
Mendoza
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon poster
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Contessa D'Alba Molina
Barbara Bocci poster
Barbara Bocci
Contessa's Son
Benito Stefanelli poster
Benito Stefanelli
Executioner
Jeffrey Combs poster
Jeffrey Combs
Francisco
Tom Towles poster
Tom Towles
Don Carlos
Rona De Ricci poster
Rona De Ricci
Maria
Jonathan Fuller poster
Jonathan Fuller
Antonio
Oliver Reed poster
Oliver Reed
Cardinal
Larry Dolgin poster
Larry Dolgin
Sergeant of the Guards
Frances Bay poster
Frances Bay
Esmeralda
Fabio Carfora poster
Fabio Carfora
Beggar
Michael Deak poster
Michael Deak
Guard (uncredited)

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