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1991·Horror·1h 37m

5.8

★

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

witch

torture chamber

based on short story

torquemada

spanish inquisition

Trailer

IMDB

N/A

Letterboxd

3.1 / 5

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Cast

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

Torquemada

Stephen Lee

Stephen Lee

Gomez

Mark Margolis

Mark Margolis

Mendoza

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Contessa D'Alba Molina

Benito Stefanelli

Benito Stefanelli

Executioner

Jeffrey Combs

Jeffrey Combs

Francisco

Tom Towles

Tom Towles

Don Carlos

Jonathan Fuller

Jonathan Fuller

Antonio

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

Cardinal

Larry Dolgin

Larry Dolgin

Sergeant of the Guards

Frances Bay

Frances Bay

Esmeralda

Fabio Carfora

Fabio Carfora

Beggar

Crew

Stuart Gordon

Stuart Gordon

Director

Dennis Paoli

Dennis Paoli

Screenplay

Richard Band

Richard Band

Original Music Composer

Albert Band

Albert Band

Producer

Charles Band

Charles Band

Executive Producer

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

Short Story

Todd Tucker

Todd Tucker

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Benito Stefanelli

Benito Stefanelli

Stunt Coordinator

Popular Reviews

13 reviews

Maxx

6.0★ · 06/18/25

The Pit and the Pendulum

He's bald, He's bald and he's torturing people with hair!

He's bald, He's bald and he's torturing people with hair!

Pelicanmassacre

5.0★ · 10/29/24

The Pit and the Pendulum

Honestly wtf was even the point of this movie

Honestly wtf was even the point of this movie

Em

5.0★ · 10/19/23

The Pit and the Pendulum

Whoever is putting this above Doctor Mordrid for lists of Jeffrey Combs films, deserves The Pit and The Pendulum.

The .5 is for the epic hag who guzzled down gunpowder before she got burnt at the stake, and for Jeffrey Combs gay little outfit.

Whoever is putting this above Doctor Mordrid for lists of Jeffrey Combs films, deserves The Pit and The Pendulum.

The .5 is for the epic hag who guzzled down gunpowder before she got burnt at the stake, and for Jeffrey Combs gay little outfit.

yasmin

8.0★ · 10/02/23

The Pit and the Pendulum

uma obra desconfortável, agressiva, talvez por ser tão próxima a realidade que a gente ainda se recusa a aceitar. gostaria de destacar uma das frases finais do filme: “there will always be others”, deixando claro que o fim da inquisição não significa o fim da perseguição, que provavelmente vai permanecer para sempre, ninguém consegue fugir de verdade.

*“you’re a witch!”

“and you are not, are you? oh you poor thing […] i don’t ride a broomstick through the air or kiss the devil’s cock. i’m a midwife, i grow herbs and try to heal the sick as best as i can, AND FOR THIS THEY WANT TO BURN ME!”*

uma obra desconfortável, agressiva, talvez por ser tão próxima a realidade que a gente ainda se recusa a aceitar. gostaria de destacar uma das frases finais do filme: “there will always be others”, deixando claro que o fim da inquisição não significa o fim da perseguição, que provavelmente vai permanecer para sempre, ninguém consegue fugir de verdade.

*“you’re a witch!”

“and you are not, are you? oh you poor thing […] i don’t ride a broomstick through the air or kiss the devil’s cock. i’m a midwife, i grow herbs and try to heal the sick as best as i can, AND FOR THIS THEY WANT TO BURN ME!”*

Dog Man

8.0★ · 03/25/20

The Pit and the Pendulum

Lance Henrikson gives a one-of-a-kind performance as the mad growly head of the Spanish Inquisition that is one part Judge Claude Frollo and two parts me, a total goblin, shambling through my house in the middle of the night.

Lance Henrikson gives a one-of-a-kind performance as the mad growly head of the Spanish Inquisition that is one part Judge Claude Frollo and two parts me, a total goblin, shambling through my house in the middle of the night.

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