The Pit And The Pendulum

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Theatrical Release Date:

05/29/1991

DVD Release Date:

03/14/2000

Run Time:

97min.

Starring:

Lance Henriksen , Rona de Ricci , Jonathan Fuller , Jeffrey Combs , Tom Towles

Director(s):

Stuart Gordon

MPAA Rating:

R for scenes of torture and sex-related nudity, and for language..

Genre(s):

Horror

Plot: 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 ... Read More

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