The Pit and the Pendulum
A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator.
1991-06-27 | 97 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Lance HenriksenTorquemada
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Stephen LeeGomez
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Mark MargolisMendoza
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Carolyn Purdy-GordonContessa D'Alba Molina
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Benito StefanelliExecutioner
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Jeffrey CombsFrancisco
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Tom TowlesDon Carlos
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Rona De RicciMaria
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Jonathan FullerAntonio
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Oliver ReedCardinal
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Larry DolginSergeant of the Guards
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Frances BayEsmeralda
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Fabio CarforaBeggar
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Michael DeakGuard (uncredited)
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