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The Pit and the Pendulum ()

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Horror film set in 1492 Toledo, Spain, depicting the cruel deeds of a monk named Torquemada, Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition.
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Torquemada
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Gomez
William Norris ...
Dr. Huesos (as William J. Norris)
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Mendoza
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Contessa D'Alba Molina
Barbara Bocci ...
Contessa's Son
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Executioner
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Francisco
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Don Carlos
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Maria
Jonathan Fuller ...
Antonio
Geoffrey Copleston ...
Butcher
Larry Dolgin ...
Sergeant of the Guards
Tunny Piras ...
Guard
Fabio Carfora ...
Beggar
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Esmeralda
Fabrizio Fontana ...
Jew
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Cardinal
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Guard (uncredited)

Directed by

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Stuart Gordon

Written by

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Edgar Allan Poe ... (story)
 
Dennis Paoli ... (written by)

Produced by

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Albert Band ... producer
Charles Band ... executive producer
Michael Catalano ... executive producer

Music by

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Richard Band

Cinematography by

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Adolfo Bartoli

Editing by

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Andy Horvitch

Editorial Department

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Karen Achenbach ... apprentice editor: post-production
Richard Boehm ... first assistant editor
Giorgio Conti ... additional editor: Italy
Bert Glatstein ... editor: post-production
Francesco Reitano ... assistant editor
Chris Weber ... negative cutter
Gary Weber ... negative cutter
William Young ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Perry Bullington
Robert MacDonald

Production Design by

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Giovanni Natalucci

Art Direction by

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Giovanni Natalucci

Set Decoration by

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Maurizio Garrone

Costume Design by

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Michaela Gisotti ... (as Michela Gisotti)

Makeup Department

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Roland Blancaflor ... special makeup effects: USA (as Rolland Blancaflor)
Greg Cannom ... makeup effects: second unit / special makeup effects
Robert Clark ... special makeup effects: Italy
Giuseppe Desiato ... makeup artist / makeup assistant
Mitch Devane ... special makeup effects: USA
Keith Edmier ... special makeup effects: Italy
Matt Falls ... special makeup effects: USA
Larry Odien ... special makeup effects artist: United States
Stephen Prouty ... special makeup effects: USA (as Steve Prouty)
Adriana Sforza ... hair stylist
Pietro Tenoglio ... chief makeup artist
Todd Tucker ... special makeup effects: USA

Production Management

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Angelo D'Antoni ... production manager
Remo Lombardo ... production manager
Gretchen G. Wieland ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David Ambrosi ... second assistant director
Simona Cortegiani ... trainee assistant director
Carlos Hansen ... first assistant director

Art Department

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David Zen Mansley ... sets: second unit
David Russell ... storyboard artist

Sound Department

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Sarah Brady ... adr editor
John Brasher ... sound re-recordist
Mark Cookson ... sound effects editor
Gary Forbes ... dialogue editor
Armando Janota ... boom operator
Heather Leavitt ... foley recordist
Adriane Marfiak ... sound effects editor / sound re-recordist
Giuseppe Muratori ... sound mixer
Lars Nelson ... sound effects recordist
Doug Reed ... foley editor
Lauren Stephens ... assistant sound editor
Fernando Velazquez ... foley recordist

Special Effects by

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Giovanni Corridori ... special effects

Stunts

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Benito Stefanelli ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Aldo Antonelli ... camera operator / camera operator: second unit
Enrico Appetito ... still photographer
Marco Aureli ... camera loader
Adolfo Bartoli ... director of photography: second unit
Fausto Cancellieri ... grip
Agostino Gorga ... gaffer
Robert Hayes ... electrician: second unit
Antonio La Barbera ... electrician
Maurizio Lucchini ... first assistant camera
Andrew Parke ... first assistant camera: second unit (as Andy Parke)
Antonio Piselli ... electrician
Giancarlo Rocchetti ... key grip
Roberto Rosati ... grip

Casting Department

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Tamara Alessi ... casting: Italy
Helen Hull ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sergio Ballo ... costume assistant
Vanda Caprioli ... seamstress (as Wanda Caprioli)
Carmen Mannarino ... costume assistant
Luciana Pianella ... wardrobe assistant
Marina Ridolfi ... costume assistant
Maria Serrano ... seamstress

Music Department

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Doug Botnick ... music scoring mixer (as Douglas Botnick)
Jack Smalley ... orchestrator
Nick Vidar ... music engineer / music programmer
Richard Band ... conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Marion Mertes ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Tamara Alessi ... production coordinator: Italy
Steve Blum ... production assistant: USA
Sergio Bologna ... production accountant
Ty Bradford ... production coordinator: second unit (as Thomas Bradford)
Pieter Bruegel ... main title artwork: "The Triumph of Death"
Bennah Burton-Burtt ... assistant: Charles Band
Ed Cook ... adr voice (as Edwin Cook)
Linda Cook ... adr voice
Jeffrey Court ... production controller: USA
Robert Dawson ... title designer
Giordano Esposito ... production assistant
Maria Federici ... production secretary (as Maria Pia Federici)
Maurizio Garrone ... animal wrangler
Monica Heitmann ... publicity coordinator
Mickey Kaiserman ... executive controller
Fabio Lombardo ... cashier
Marco Lombardo ... production assistant
Paolo Lombardo ... accountant supervisor
John March ... assistant synclavier programmer
Kevin O'Hara ... production assistant: second unit
Pietro Ricini ... craft service
Daniel Schweiger ... promotions
Thomas Tyler ... production assistant
Catherine Walker ... marketing executive / researcher
Christopher Wheeler ... production accountant: USA
Julia Mongrain ... production associate (uncredited)

Thanks

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Patricia Cortegiani ... special thanks
Rolando Cortegiani ... special thanks
Edward Maeder ... special thanks
Giulia Piras ... special thanks
Bernie Wrightson ... special thanks (as Berni Wrightson)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

It is the time of the Spanish Inquisition. Maria does not like what is going on during the "Auto De Fe". When she speaks out, she is arrested and accused of being a witch. Torquemada has plans for her! He orders her tortured, and her tongue to be cut out. Her husband attempts to free her... Written by Anonymous

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Taglines A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator. See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Inquisitor (United States)
  • The Pit & the Pendulum (United States)
  • Il pozzo e il pendolo (Italy)
  • Le puits et le pendule (France)
  • The Pit and the Pendelum - Der Meister des Grauens! (Germany)
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Runtime
  • 97 min
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Budget $2,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $2,443, 02 Jun 1991

Did You Know?

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Trivia In her autobiography 'Truth and Dare: A Memoir', Rona De Ricci recalled an incident happened to her during the filming of this movie:"In one of the scenes, my character, Maria, who was imprisoned by Torquemada, is being examined nude, true to the Inquisition's handling of women who were accused of being witches and coerced into pleading guilty. At the rehearsal, and clothed at my insistence, the director wanted us to 'improvise' that scene a bit. Circled by the clergy and the guards, I was pulled and pushed and humiliated with barbs authentic to the period and some that were not. When I sensed this was getting out of the artistic realm and was more of a cruel joke, I protested.The director reassured me that it was for the sake of the shot. We tried again, but now the language turned more profane and contemporary, along with more shoving. The director watched with sick satisfaction. Crying in anger, I demanded it stop, citing that the script didn't call for it, nor had I signed for more than what was in this scene originally, and I refused to continue. " See more »
Goofs The Pope of the Catholic Church during the majority of the Spanish Inquisition was Pope Innocent VIII, who had originally appointed Torquemada as the Grand Inquisitor of Spain in 1487. Unlike the film, which portrays the Pope as disapproving of Torquemada's actions, Innocent VIII fully supported the endeavor. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Full Moon Fantasy (1993). See more »
Soundtracks Emendemus in Melius See more »
Quotes Torquemada: Surely Rome understands that public executions discourage sin?
Cardinal: The good Lord, you know, padre, he want us to love our neighbor, no roast him, mmm? No roast him ...
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