Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
Erscheinungsjahr: 1991
Land: Italy, United States
Alternativtitel: The Pit and the Pendulum, O Poço e o Pêndulo, Der Meister des Grauens!, El péndulo de la muerte, Kauhun kammio, Le puit et le pendule, A kút és az inga, Pozzo e il pendolo, The Inquisitor, The Pit & the Pendulum, El pozo y el péndulo
Regisseur: Stuart Gordon
Autor: Dennis Paoli, Edgar Allan Poe
Produktion & Genre
Produzent(en):
Firmen: Full Moon Entertainment
Genre: Horror, Horror Film, Romance
Auszeichnungen & Ähnliches
Auszeichnungen: N/A
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: based on short story, edgar allan poe, spanish inquisition, torquemada, torture chamber, witch
Handlung
Der folgende Text ist nur auf Englisch verfügbar.
The story unfolds during the Spanish Inquisition era when Maria, a kind-hearted woman, witnesses the public whipping of a child and inadvertently cries out in horror. This act leads to her arrest as a witch by Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor. Torquemada becomes obsessed with Maria, determined to punish her for the desire she ignites within him. Meanwhile, Maria's husband Antonio desperately tries to save her from this brutal fate.
Zusammenfassung
Der folgende Text ist nur auf Englisch verfügbar.
Pit and the Pendulum is a 1991 horror film directed by Stuart Gordon, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story of the same name. Set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition, the movie explores themes of power, obsession, and cruelty through the character of Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor. The narrative is primarily focused on Maria's arrest and subsequent torture, interwoven with her husband Antonio's futile attempts at rescue.
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