The Pit and the Pendulum
1991
Action / Horror / Romance

The Pit and the Pendulum
1991
Action / Horror / Romance
Plot summary
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.
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Top cast
Lance Henriksen as Torquemada
Mark Margolis as Mendoza
Oliver Reed as Cardinal
Jeffrey Combs as Francisco
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