Lance Henriksen plays Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor of the infamous Spanish Inquisition, which is in full swing when THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM begins. The heretic-burning fires of the Auto da fe are raging all across Spain, the people live in fear, and no one dares speak a word against Torquemada and the Inquisition. But when .. Read more
| Starring | Oliver Reed, Jeffrey Combs, Lance Henriksen, Rona De Ricci |
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| Director | Stuart Gordon |
| Genres | Horror |
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Lance Henriksen plays Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor of the infamous Spanish Inquisition, which is in full swing when THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM begins. The heretic-burning fires of the Auto da fe are raging all across Spain, the people live in fear, and no one dares speak a word against Torquemada and the Inquisition. But when a baker's wife tries to stop a woman from being burned alive, she is arrested and brought before the evil Torquemada. The mad dictator accuses her of being a witch and commands that she be put on trial, tortured into a confession, and then burned at the stake. The beautiful woman can only hope that her husband will rescue her before she is killed. Director Stuart Gordon offers up another smart, ambitious horror film in THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, which is loosely based on the classic Edgar Allan Poe story. Resisting obvious horror film tropes, Gordon laces his film with a more internal brand of horror, focusing on the tortures of the soul and the evil that men do to themselves as well as others. Henriksen is chilling as the half-crazed Torquemada, creating a character who has been twisted by the conflicting forces of devotion to God, earthly lust, and ambitions of power. Excellent acting, a well-crafted script, and good production design make THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM a unique horror film, typical of Gordon's work.
| Starring | Oliver Reed, Jeffrey Combs, Lance Henriksen, Rona De Ricci, Jonathan Fuller, Tom Towles |
|---|---|
| Director | Stuart Gordon |
| Studio | PRISM LEISURE |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1990 To Rent: DVD: 01 Sep 2003 |
A gruesome adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic horror story which, while lacking the subtlety of Richard Matheson's... read more on Time Out
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The Spanish Inquisition and all that!!
A bit of hokum. Poor old Torquemada portrayed as a sex mad deviant monk and not credited with any intelligence. Oliver Reed as a booze stupified cardinal ... read more »
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Truly awful
I watched this film because I love Edgar Allen Poe but frankly he must be spinning in his grave. This film is so unbelievably awful and corny that I'm ... read more »
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vincent has left the building
in this version they do follow edgar allan poe more closely but it is gruesome and it looks like made for dvd stuff, but it has nasty video dimension which ... read more »
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THE SPANISH EXQUISITION
WORTH A WATCH IF YOUR INTO HORROR
SOME GOOD BITS
OH AND A NICE LADY NAKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BUFF
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