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The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)

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Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 4

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Release Date: Aug 5, 1961 Wide

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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. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Horror

Directed By: Stuart Gordon

In Theaters: Aug 5, 1961 Wide

On DVD: Mar 14, 2000

MGM

Cast

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

Critic Reviews for The Pit and the Pendulum

All Critics (9) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (4) | DVD (4)

Boring adaptation with no scares, no mood and no sex appeal (considering it's a form of sexual persecution)

July 18, 2003 Comment

Fred Topel

About.com

Not bad, but I expected a lot more from Stuart Gordon.

June 25, 2003 Comment

Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

Really underrated horror film from Stuart Gordon.

December 29, 2002 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Schlock of a very fine vintage.

August 8, 2002 Comment

Victor Olliver

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Charles Band takes on the classic 'Poe' tale here with help from a surprisingly good cast including Lance Henriksen, Jeffrey Combs and a small cameo from Oliver Reed!This film is combination of three classic 'Poe' tales which aren't that bad but as you would expect pretty cheap n cheerful looking at times. There is an

December 22, 2011