The Pit and the Pendulum

About The Pit and the Pendulum

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.

The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1991 horror romance film directed by Stuart Gordon. Released in June 1991, it runs 97 minutes.

The film is filed under based on short story, torture chamber, spanish inquisition, and witch.

Lance Henriksen takes the lead as Torquemada, Stephen Lee as Gomez, William Norris as Dr. Huesos, and Mark Margolis as Mendoza. The screenplay is by Dennis Paoli. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Howdy Amazon Channel.

In the Lost Lands make useful companions to The Pit and the Pendulum. TMDB voters put it at 5.8 out of 10 across 158 votes and it carries a R rating.