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The Pit and the Pendulum
"A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator."
1991 • 1h 37m • ★ 5.7 (143 votes) Released
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.
Director
Stuart Gordon
Screenplay
Dennis Paoli
Rating
5.7
Runtime
97 min
Budget
$2.0M
Revenue
$0.0M
Profit/Loss
-2.0M
Production
Full Moon EntertainmentTop Billed Cast
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Keywords
witchtorture chamberbased on short storytorquemadaspanish inquisition
