The Pit and the Pendulum

1991

Action / Horror / Romance

12
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 50% · 8 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 41% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 6048 6K

edgar allen poe witch torture chamber based on short story edgar allan poe torquemada

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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.

Director

Stuart Gordon Photo
Stuart Gordon

Top cast

Frances Bay Photo
Frances Bay as Esmeralda
Lance Henriksen Photo
Lance Henriksen as Torquemada
Benito Stefanelli Photo
Benito Stefanelli as Executioner
Oliver Reed Photo
Oliver Reed as Cardinal
1080p.BLU
1.44 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 22

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by kevin_robbins 7 / 10

This movie is far from perfect but it's definitely worth a viewing

The Pit & The Pendulum (1991) is a movie that I recently rewatched on Tubi. The storyline follows a Spanish lord in the 1400s known for declaring women witches and torturing them. When he kidnaps a wife and plans to cut out her tongue and make a special example of her, her husband tries to save his wife and bring down the lord.This movie is directed by Stuart Gordon (Fortress) and stars Lance Henriksen (Pumpkinhead), Stephen Lee (The Negotiator), Mark Margolis (Scarface), Carolyn Purdy-Gordon (Re-Animator), Jeffrey Combs (The Frightners) and Frances Bay (Happy Gilmore).This movie did a solid job with sets, attire and props to create the appropriate look and feel. The cast is a whose who of 90s horror. Henriksen is perfect and the supporting cast is a lot of fun. There's some fun conversations in this starting right off the bat with the bread convo opening and continuing until the final scene. There's full nudity in here and some tremendous torture devices. There's a scene using chains ⛓ that's outstanding. The last 15 minutes of this movie is very entertaining.Overall, this movie is far from perfect but it's definitely worth a viewing. I would score this a 6.5/10 and strongly recommend it.
Reviewed by poolandrews 7 / 10

"I don't ride on a broomstick through the air or kiss the devil's c*ck." Decent Poe adaptation.

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