The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
Het is ten tijde van de Spaanse Inquisitie. Torquemada is de grote kwelgeest voor de Spaanse bevolking. De vrouw van een bakker komt, ongewild, op tegen de openbare verbrandingen. De dictator beschuldigt haar van hekserij. Ze wordt gefolterd en kan alleen maar hopen op bevrijding door haar man.
Regiseur:
Stuart Gordon
Schrijver:
Dennis Paoli
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Lance Henriksen as Torquemada |
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Stephen Lee as Gomez |
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William Norris as Dr. Huesos |
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Mark Margolis as Mendoza |
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Carolyn Purdy-Gordon as Contessa D'Alba Molina |
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Barbara Bocci as Contessa's Son |
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Benito Stefanelli as Executioner |
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Jeffrey Combs as Francisco |
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Tom Towles as Don Carlos |
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Rona De Ricci as Maria |
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Jonathan Fuller as Antonio |
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Oliver Reed as Cardinal |
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Larry Dolgin as Sergeant of the Guards |
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Frances Bay as Esmeralda |
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Fabio Carfora as Beggar |
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Michael Deak as Guard (uncredited) |
| Directing | Stuart Gordon | Director |
| Production | Albert Band | Producer |
| Writing | Dennis Paoli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Edgar Allan Poe | Short Story |
| Camera | Adolfo Bartoli | Director of Photography |
| Art | Giovanni Natalucci | Production Design |
| Editing | Andy Horvitch | Editor |
| Sound | Richard Band | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Perry Bullington | Casting |
| Production | Robert MacDonald | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michaela Gisotti | Costume Design |
| Production | Michael Catalano | Executive Producer |
| Production | Charles Band | Executive Producer |
| Art | Maurizio Garrone | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Todd Tucker | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Benito Stefanelli | Stunt Coordinator |