The Pit and the Pendulum

June. 27,1991      R
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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.

Lance Henriksen as  Torquemada
Stephen Lee as  Gomez
Mark Margolis as  Mendoza
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon as  Contessa D'Alba Molina
Benito Stefanelli as  Executioner
Jeffrey Combs as  Francisco
Tom Towles as  Don Carlos
Rona De Ricci as  Maria
Jonathan Fuller as  Antonio
Oliver Reed as  Cardinal

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Reviews

CommentsXp
1991/06/27

Best movie ever!

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Salubfoto
1991/06/28

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

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Taha Avalos
1991/06/29

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

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Isbel
1991/06/30

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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