The Pit and the Pendulum (1990 film)
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The Pit and the Pendulum is a horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe.
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[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
- 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.
[edit] See also
- "The Pit and the Pendulum" - the original Poe story
- The Pit and the Pendulum - 1961 film starring Vincent Price and directed by Roger Corman
