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The Pit and the Pendulum

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

User Score143 votes
57%5.7/10
Release1991
Runtime1H 37M
LanguageGerman
StatusReleased

Synopsis

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.

Principal Cast8

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Media13

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Director

Stuart Gordon

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Box Office

Budget$2M
Revenue$0M

Certification

R

Keywords

witchtorture chamberbased on short storytorquemadaspanish inquisition

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Production:Full Moon Entertainment