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It is catalogued under topics including 1990s historical horror films, 1991 American films and 1991 English-language films.
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5.7Set 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.
Cast
- Lance Henriksen as Torquemada
- Stephen Lee as Gomez
- William Norris as Dr. Huesos
- Mark Margolis as Mendoza
- Carolyn Purdy-Gordon as Contessa D'Alba Molina
- Barbara Bocci as Contessa's Son
Themes
- witch
- torture chamber
- based on short story
- torquemada
- spanish inquisition
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Pit and the Pendulum
- Director
- Stuart Gordon
- Cast member
- Geoffrey Copleston
- Composer
- Richard Band
- Producer
- Charles Band
- Duration
- 97
- Distribution format
- direct-to-video
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- publication date
- 1991-01-01
- title
- The Pit and the Pendulum
- after a work by
- Edgar Allan Poe
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 50%
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