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The Pit and the Pendulum1991

Name: The Pit and the Pendulum
Genre: Horror, Witchcraft & Occult, Splatter & Gore, Gothic, Psychological
Released: 1991
Rating: 6
Cast: Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William Norris, Mark Margolis, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

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

Directed by Stuart Gordon

IMDb 6.0RT Critics 50%TMDB 5.7

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Year

1991

Runtime

97 min

Box office

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$3,331

🏆 1 win & 5 nominations total

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.

Cast

Lance Henriksen

Torquemada

The Pit and the Pendulum1991

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