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The Pit and the Pendulum(Movie, 1991)

1h 37min | Genres: Horror, Romance / Love
The Pit and the PendulumRating: 2.9/5 (with 4747 votes)
The Pit and the Pendulum (released on DVD in the United States as The Inquisitor) is a 1991 American horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and based on the 1842 short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The film is an amalgamation of the aforementioned story with Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado", and it also appropriates the anecdote of "The Sword of Damocles", reassigning it to the character of Torquemada. ()
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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. 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.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Italy, United States of America (USA)
Based on the work of: Edgar Allan Poe ("The Pit and the Pendulum")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN)
Translated into 15 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 06/27/1991
Director: Stuart Gordon
Film Editor: Andy Horvitch
Director of Photography: Adolfo Bartoli
Composer: Richard Band
Costume designer: Michela Gisotti
Production Designer: Giovanni Natalucci
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"The Inquisitor"
"The Pit & the Pendulum"
Budget: 2,000,000 USD

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