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The Pit and the Pendulum
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The Pit and the Pendulum

1991
Directed byStuart Gordon
1h 37m

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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Lance HenriksenTorquemadaStephen LeeGomezWilliam NorrisDr. Huesos
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HorrorRomance
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Full Moon Entertainment
RATING
5.7

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