1991·Horror·1h 37m
7.0
★
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
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Cast
Lance Henriksen
Torquemada
Stephen Lee
Gomez
Mark Margolis
Mendoza
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Contessa D'Alba Molina
Benito Stefanelli
Executioner
Jeffrey Combs
Francisco
Tom Towles
Don Carlos
Jonathan Fuller
Antonio
Oliver Reed
Cardinal
Larry Dolgin
Sergeant of the Guards
Frances Bay
Esmeralda
Fabio Carfora
Beggar
Crew
Stuart Gordon
Director
Dennis Paoli
Screenplay
Richard Band
Original Music Composer
Albert Band
Producer
Charles Band
Executive Producer
Edgar Allan Poe
Short Story
Todd Tucker
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Benito Stefanelli
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
18 reviews
Al
5.0★ · 06/16/26
if I had a nickel for every time I watched a bit of Spanish Inquisition based media that features a black and white image of Bruegel's The Triumph of Death, I would have two whole nickels now
(shoutout Monty Python's Flying Circus series 2 episode 2, my beloved)
(shoutout Monty Python's Flying Circus series 2 episode 2, my beloved)
if I had a nickel for every time I watched a bit of Spanish Inquisition based media that features a black and white image of Bruegel's The Triumph of Death, I would have two whole nickels now
(shoutout Monty Python's Flying Circus series 2 episode 2, my beloved)
(shoutout Monty Python's Flying Circus series 2 episode 2, my beloved)
Maxx
6.0★ · 06/18/25
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
Honestly wtf was even the point of this movie
Honestly wtf was even the point of this movie
Em
5.0★ · 10/19/23
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.
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.
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
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!”*