The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
Ratings:
5.8 (TMDb)
Released:
1991-06-27
Runtime:
1h 37m
Genres:
Horror, Romance
Countries:
Italy, United States of America
Director:
Stuart Gordon
Actors:
Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William Norris, Mark Margolis, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Barbara Bocci, Benito Stefanelli, Jeffrey Combs
Synopsis
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.