The Pit and the Pendulum by Stuart Gordon
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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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Cast
Lance Henriksen as Torquemada
Stephen Lee as Gomez
William Norris as Dr. Huesos
Mark Margolis as Mendoza
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon as Contessa D'Alba Molina
Barbara Bocci as Contessa's Son
Benito Stefanelli as Executioner
Jeffrey Combs as Francisco
Tom Towles as Don Carlos
Rona De Ricci as Maria
Jonathan Fuller as Antonio
Oliver Reed as Cardinal
Larry Dolgin as Sergeant of the Guards
Frances Bay as Esmeralda
Fabio Carfora as Beggar
Michael Deak as Guard (uncredited)
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