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The Pit and the Pendulum(1991)
Status: Released
Date: 1991-06-27
57%
141 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, German.
Countries:
Italy,
United States of America
Budget: $2,000,000.00
Revenue: $3,331.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Pit and the Pendulum
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lance Henriksen
Torquemada
Stephen Lee
Gomez
Mark Margolis
Mendoza
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Contessa D'Alba Molina
Benito Stefanelli
Executioner
Jeffrey Combs
Francisco
Tom Towles
Don Carlos
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