The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
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.
The Pit and the PendulumHorror, Romance
Cast
- Lance Henriksen — Torquemada
- Stephen Lee — Gomez
- William Norris — Dr. Huesos
- Mark Margolis — Mendoza
- Carolyn Purdy-Gordon — Contessa D'Alba Molina
- Barbara Bocci — Contessa's Son
- Benito Stefanelli — Executioner
- Jeffrey Combs — Francisco
- Tom Towles — Don Carlos
- Rona De Ricci — Maria
- Jonathan Fuller — Antonio
- Oliver Reed — Cardinal
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