The Pit and the Pendulum (1990 film)

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The Pit and the Pendulum
Directed by	Stuart Gordon
Produced by	Albert Band Charles Band
Written by	Dennis Paoli
Starring	Lance Henriksen Rona De Ricci Jonathan Fuller Francis Bay
Cinematography	Adolfo Bartoli
Running time	96 minutes
Country
Language	English

The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1991 horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe. ^[1]

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Trivia
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Plot

It is the time of the Spanish Inquisition, and a young woman, Maria, does not like what is going on during the "Auto De Fe". When she speaks out, she is arrested and accused of being a witch. Torquemada, the Inquisitor General, orders her tortured, and her tongue to be cut out. However, her husband is planning to free her from this torture.

[edit] Cast

Lance Henriksen - Torquemada
Stephen Lee - Gomez
William J. Norris - Dr. Huesos
Mark Margolis - Mendoza
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon - Contessa D'Alba Molina
Barbara Bocci - Contessa's Son
Benito Stefanelli - Executioner
Jeffrey Combs - Francisco
Tom Towles - Don Carlos
Rona De Ricci - Maria
Jonathan Fuller - Antonio

[edit] Trivia

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Director Stuart Gordon had intended to film this for some time with Peter O'Toole in the role of Torquemada but the original production was canceled.

The film is an amalgamation of several Edgar Allan Poe tales, including "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Cask of Amontillado." The film also appropriates the anecdote of "The Sword of Damocles", re-assigning it to Torquemada.