The Pit and the Pendulum
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.
Actors: Lance Henriksen , Jeffrey Combs , Mark Margolis , Jonathan Fuller , Stephen Lee , Tom Towles , Benito Stefanelli , Carolyn Purdy-Gordon , William Norris , Barbara Bocci , Rona De Ricci
Director: Stuart Gordon
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Quality: HD
Release: 1991
IMDb: 6.2