The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator.
97 min
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.
- Release date
- June 27, 1991
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Box office
- $3,331
Trailer
Cast
- Lance Henriksen as Torquemada
- Stephen Lee as Gomez
- William Norris as Dr. Huesos
- Mark Margolis as Mendoza
- Carolyn Purdy-Gordon as Contessa D'Alba Molina
- Barbara Bocci as Contessa's Son
- Benito Stefanelli as Executioner
- Jeffrey Combs as Francisco
- Tom Towles as Don Carlos
- Rona De Ricci as Maria
Crew
- Stuart Gordon · Director
- Edgar Allan Poe · Writer
- Dennis Paoli · Writer
- Albert Band · Producer
- Richard Band · Composer
- Adolfo Bartoli · Cinematographer
- Andy Horvitch · Editor
- Perry Bullington · Casting director
- Robert MacDonald · Casting director
- Giovanni Natalucci · Production designer