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The Pit and the Pendulum

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Calorie Rating: 136
Released: 1991-06-27
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Budget: 2000000
Revenue 3331
Studios: Full Moon Entertainment,


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.

Director / Directors



Cast

Lance Henriksen
Character: Torquemada
Stephen Lee
Character: Gomez
William J. Norris
Character: Dr. Huesos

Mark Margolis
Character: Mendoza
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Character: Contessa D'Alba Molina
Barbara Bocci
Character: Contessa's Son

Benito Stefanelli
Character: Executioner
Jeffrey Combs
Character: Francisco
Tom Towles
Character: Don Carlos

Rona De Ricci
Character: Maria
Jonathan Fuller
Character: Antonio
Oliver Reed
Character: Cardinal

Larry Dolgin
Character: Sergeant of the Guards
Frances Bay
Character: Esmeralda
Fabio Carfora
Character: Beggar

Michael Deak
Character: Guard (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Albert Band
Producer
Dennis Paoli
Screenplay

Adolfo Bartoli
Director of Photography
Giovanni Natalucci
Production Design
Richard Band
Original Music Composer

Michaela Gisotti
Costume Design

Michael Catalano
Executive Producer
Charles Band
Executive Producer
Maurizio Garrone
Set Decoration

Todd Tucker
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Edgar Allan Poe
Short Story