The Pit and the Pendulum

Director: Stuart Gordon Stuart Gordon

Overview

Only loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story, this horror film was filmed on location in a spooky Italian castle and tells the convoluted story of a mad priest who devises exquisitely painful ways of getting his victims to confess to dabbling in witchcraft.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/27/1991
UPC:	0859831003267
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	R
Source:	Full Moon Pictures
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:37:00
Sales rank:	42,594

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Lance Henriksen	Torquemada
Rona De Ricci	Maria
Jonathan Fuller	Antonio
Frances Bay	Esmeralda
Jeffrey Combs	Francisco
Tom Towles	Don Carlos
Stephen Lee	Gomez
Oliver Reed	Cardinal
Mark Margolis	Mendoza
William J. Norris	Dr. Huesos,Actor
Larry Dolgin	Sergeant of the Guards
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon	Contessa D'Alba Molina
Benito Stefanelli	Executioner
Richard Band	Composer

Technical Credits

Dennis Paoli

Albert Band	Producer,Executive Producer,Producer
Greg Cannom	Special Effects
Stuart Gordon	Director
Greg Cannon	Special Effects
Dennis Paoli	Screenwriter