The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum
Release: 1991-06-27
·Runtime: 97m
·★ 5.7
Horror
Romance
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.
Production Countries
Italy
United States of America
Production Companies
Full Moon Entertainment
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Frances Bay
as Esmeralda
Lance Henriksen
as Torquemada
Mark Margolis
as Mendoza
Tom Towles
as Don Carlos
Michael Deak
as Guard (uncredited)
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
as Contessa D'Alba Molina
Oliver Reed
as Cardinal
Benito Stefanelli
as Executioner
Jonathan Fuller
as Antonio
Fabio Carfora
as Beggar
Stephen Lee
as Gomez
Jeffrey Combs
as Francisco
Larry Dolgin
as Sergeant of the Guards
