Torquemada
Lance Henriksen
Torquemada
The Pit and the Pendulum
“A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator.”
5.7
1991
1h 37m
HorrorRomance
Director: Stuart Gordon
Overview
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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The Pit And The Pendulum ≣ 1991 ≣ Trailer
Cast
Gomez
Stephen Lee
Gomez
Dr. Huesos
William Norris
Dr. Huesos
Mendoza
Mark Margolis
Mendoza
Contessa D'Alba Molina
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Contessa D'Alba Molina
Contessa's Son
Barbara Bocci
Contessa's Son
Executioner
Benito Stefanelli
Executioner
Francisco
Jeffrey Combs
Francisco
Don Carlos
Tom Towles
Don Carlos
Maria
Rona De Ricci
Maria
Antonio
Jonathan Fuller
Antonio
Cardinal
Oliver Reed
Cardinal
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