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The Pit and the Pendulum

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

Description: 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.

Genres: Horror, Romance

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Budget: $2,000,000 | Revenue : $3,331

Runtime: 97 minutes

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Lance Henriksen

Played Torquemada

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Stephen Lee

Played Gomez

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William J. Norris

Played Dr. Huesos

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Mark Margolis

Played Mendoza

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Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Played Contessa D'Alba Molina

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Barbara Bocci

Played Contessa's Son

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Benito Stefanelli

Played Executioner

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Jeffrey Combs

Played Francisco

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Tom Towles

Played Don Carlos

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Rona De Ricci

Played Maria

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Jonathan Fuller

Played Antonio

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Oliver Reed

Played Cardinal

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Larry Dolgin

Played Sergeant of the Guards

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Frances Bay

Played Esmeralda

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Fabio Carfora

Played Beggar

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Michael Deak

Played Guard (uncredited)

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