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

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.

The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1991 horror movie directed by Stuart Gordon starring Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee and William Norris. It runs 97 minutes. Viewers rate it 5.8/10 on TMDB based on 160 votes.

  • Released: 1991-06-27
  • Runtime: 97 min
  • Genres: Horror
  • TMDB rating: 5.8/10

The Pit and the Pendulum cast

Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William Norris, Mark Margolis, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Barbara Bocci, Benito Stefanelli, Jeffrey Combs, Tom Towles, Rona De Ricci

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