Film

The Pit and the Pendulum

1991 · 1h 37m · Horror · Romance

A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator.

IMDb

6.0

Rotten Tomatoes

50%

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

Torquemada

Stephen Lee

Gomez

William Norris

Dr. Huesos

Mark Margolis

Mendoza

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Contessa D'Alba Molina

Barbara Bocci

Contessa's Son

Benito Stefanelli

Executioner

Jeffrey Combs

Francisco

Tom Towles

Don Carlos

Rona De Ricci

Maria

Jonathan Fuller

Antonio

Oliver Reed

Cardinal

Larry Dolgin

Sergeant of the Guards

Frances Bay

Esmeralda

Fabio Carfora

Beggar

Michael Deak

Guard (uncredited)

• Stuart GordonDirector
• Dennis PaoliScreenplay
• Albert BandProducer
• Michael CatalanoExecutive Producer
• Charles BandExecutive Producer
• Adolfo BartoliDirector of Photography
• Richard BandOriginal Music Composer
• Andy HorvitchEditor
• Perry BullingtonCasting
• Robert MacDonaldCasting

The Pit And The Pendulum ≣ 1991 ≣ TrailerThe Pit and the Pendulum Trailer

Release date

June 27, 1991

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$3,331

Genres

Horror, Romance

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