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The Pit and the Pendulum

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

5.7

1991•1h 37m

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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Lance Henriksen

Torquemada

Photo of Stephen Lee

Stephen Lee

Gomez

Photo of Mark Margolis

Mark Margolis

Mendoza

Photo of Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Contessa D'Alba Molina

Photo of Benito Stefanelli

Benito Stefanelli

Executioner

Photo of Jeffrey Combs

Jeffrey Combs

Francisco

Photo of Tom Towles

Tom Towles

Don Carlos

Photo of Jonathan Fuller

Jonathan Fuller

Antonio

Photo of Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

Cardinal

Photo of Larry Dolgin

Larry Dolgin

Sergeant of the Guards

Photo of Frances Bay

Frances Bay

Esmeralda

Photo of Fabio Carfora

Fabio Carfora

Beggar

Photo of Michael Deak

Michael Deak

Guard (uncredited)

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