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The Pit and the Pendulum (released on DVD in the United States as The Inquisitor) is a 1991 American horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and based on the 1842 short story by Edgar Allan Poe.
The Pit and the Pendulum: Directed by Stuart Gordon. With Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William Norris, Mark Margolis. Horror film set in 1492 Toledo, Spain, depicting the cruel deeds of a monk named Torquemada, Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition.
Page 1 of 2, 6 total items. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Mad monk Torquemada (Lance Henriksen) wants a baker's (Jonathan Fuller) wife (Rona De Ricci) in his torture ...
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Jun 27, 1991 · 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.
R. Horror · Drama · Thriller. An innocent woman is accused of witchcraft and dragged before the Spanish Inquisition, which knows no boundaries in making her suffer for her crimes. Starring: Lance Henriksen Rona De Ricci Jonathan Fuller Jeffrey Combs Tom Towels. Directed by: Stuart Gordon.
The Pit and the Pendulum [6] is a 1961 horror film directed by Roger Corman, starring Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr, and Luana Anders. The screenplay by Richard Matheson was loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe 's 1842 short story of the same name.
