The Pit and the Pendulum
19911h 37mR
57%
144 TMDB ratings
Directed by Stuart Gordon
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.
A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator.
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- Release date
- June 27, 1991
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Director
- Stuart Gordon
- Box office
- $3,331
- Rated
- R
