The Pit and the Pendulum
“A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator.”
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.
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Cast
16 people
Lance Henriksen
Torquemada
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Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Contessa D'Alba Molina
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Benito Stefanelli
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Jeffrey Combs
Francisco
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Rona De Ricci
Maria
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Jonathan Fuller
Antonio
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Stuart Gordon Director · Dennis Paoli Screenplay Edgar Allan Poe Author
Budget $2M · United States release June 27, 1991 · Produced in Italy, United States
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Production
Full Moon Entertainment
Production
Empire Pictures
Production
Italy · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · June 27, 1991
Theatrical
United States · June 27, 1991
Theatrical
United States · April 30, 2013
Physical
United Kingdom
August 22, 1991 · Theatrical
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