The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum
1991HorrorRomance97 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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... read more

  • Stuart Gordon

    Director

  • Dennis Paoli

    Screenplay

  • Edgar Allan Poe

    Original Story

  • Adolfo Bartoli

    Director of Photography

  • Andy Horvitch

    Editor

  • Lance Henriksen

    Torquemada

  • Stephen Lee

    Gomez

  • William J. 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)

    • 3.0

    Runtime

    97 minutes

    Released

    1991-06-27

    Languages

    Deutsch

    English

    Countries

    Italy

    United States of America

    Studios

    Full Moon Entertainment

    Sound

  • Richard Band

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    507 days ago

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