The Pit and the Pendulum

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

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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.

Creators

Stuart Gordon

director

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Dennis Paoli

writer

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Edgar Allan Poe

writer

Cast

Lance Henriksen actor Stephen Lee actor

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William Norris actor

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Mark Margolis actor

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Carolyn Purdy-Gordon actor

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Barbara Bocci actor

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Benito Stefanelli actor Jeffrey Combs actor

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Tom Towles actor

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Rona De Ricci actor

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Jonathan Fuller actor Oliver Reed actor

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Larry Dolgin actor Frances Bay actor

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Fabio Carfora actor

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Michael Deak actor