The Pit and the Pendulum 1991

Name: The Pit and the Pendulum
Released: 1991-06-27
Cast: Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William J. Norris, Mark Margolis, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	Stuart Gordon
Written by:	Dennis Paoli
Release date:	1991-06-27
Runtime:	97 minutes
Critics score:	56 / 100
Tagline:	A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator.