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27 June 1991 (USA)
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A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of re-animator.
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It is the time of the Spanish Inquisition. Maria does not like what is going on during the "Auto De Fe"...
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Torquemada
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Inquisition
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Husband
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(22 articles)
Boning Up on Skull Heads
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No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!
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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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The Inquisitor (USA) (DVD title)
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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.
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Referenced in Zombie Cop (1991)
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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.