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User Rating:
6.2/10   1,033 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Edgar Allan Poe (story)
Dennis Paoli (screenplay)
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Release Date:
27 June 1991 (USA) more
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Tagline:
A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of re-animator.
Plot:
It is the time of the Spanish Inquisition. Maria does not like what is going on during the "Auto De Fe"... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
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(22 articles)
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No one expects the Spanish Inquisition! more (27 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
Geoffrey Copleston ... Butcher
Larry Dolgin ... Sergeant of the Guards
Tunny Piras ... Guard
Fabio Carfora ... Beggar
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Inquisitor (USA) (DVD title)
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Runtime:
97 min | Spain:93 min
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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. more
Quotes:
Cardinal: No!
Gomez: No!
Cardinal: No, I tell you, I havea de seal of de Pope!
Gomez: Oh! He hasa de seal of de Pope!
Cardinal: NO! Help me!
Gomez: Help me!
Cardinal: Someone help me!
Gomez: Someone help me!
Cardinal: No! No, I tell you! No, Help me! Help me someone!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Zombie Cop (1991) more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!, 19 February 2002
7/10
Author: Alien 2001 from Swindon, England

If you've seen the classic Roger Corman version starring Vincent Price it's hard to put it out of your head, but you probably should do because this one is totally different. Subtlety has been abandoned in favour of gross-out horror - nudity, gore and all-round unpleasantness. OK it's ridiculous, trashy, sensationalised and historically dubious (did any members of the Inquisition really wear horn-rimmed glasses?), but despite all this it is strangely compelling. I literally couldn't tear myself away from the screen until the end of the movie. If there's a bigger compliment you can pay to a film I don't know what it is.

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