The Pit and the Pendulum
1991-06-27| 97 min
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.
Genres
HorrorRomance
Cast
Lance Henriksen
Stephen Lee
William Norris
Mark Margolis
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Barbara Bocci
Benito Stefanelli
Jeffrey Combs
Tom Towles
Rona De Ricci
Jonathan Fuller
Oliver Reed
Larry Dolgin
Frances Bay
Fabio Carfora
Michael Deak
