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The Pit and the Pendulum

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

Director
Stuart Gordon
Year
1991
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
R
Release
1991
Language
en
Country
US

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01 · Overview

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The story

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.

  • #based on short story
  • #witch
  • #spanish inquisition
  • #torture chamber
  • #torquemada

  • Directed by

    Stuart Gordon

  • Written by

    Dennis Paoli

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