The Pit and the Pendulum
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United States, Italy · 1991
1h 37m
Director Stuart Gordon
Starring Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William J. Norris, Mark Margolis
Genre Horror, Romance
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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.
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