IMDb
Original Title
The Pit and the Pendulum
Status
Released
Production Companies
Full Moon Entertainment
Original Language
EN
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$3,331
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.
Director
Stuart Gordon
Production Countries
Italy, United States of America
Spoken Languages
German, English
