Cinematic background from The Pit and the Pendulum 1991 - Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, determines to punish Maria with torture for the desire she inflames in him. Loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story.

The Pit and the Pendulum

1991

Horror, Romance

Directors:
Stuart Gordon
Writers:
Edgar Allan Poe, Dennis Paoli
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Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man sitting at a table with his hands clasped together; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A person wearing a hooded robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man writing on a piece of paper next to a lit candle; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man leaning against a wall with his hand on the wall; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A woman wearing a red robe and a black veil; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A young woman with dark hair wearing a dress and earrings; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A crowd of people standing around a building; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A woman in a white dress with pink flowers in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man with a shaved head is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A woman in a white dress is touching a woman's face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man with a long beard wearing a black hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man in a red robe and a red hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man with a bald head and a cigarette in his mouth; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A person wearing a red hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man and a woman dressed up in costumes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A woman in a white dress looking at a man in a black suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A person wearing a hood; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A woman standing next to a man wearing a suit of armor; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A person wearing a black robe; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – An old woman holding a wooden stick in her hands; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A woman wearing a gold dress and a veil; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A woman with long dark hair stares into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man with a shaved head and a shaved head is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man in a black robe with a fire behind him; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man sitting at a table lighting a candle on top of a skull; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A bald man with blood all over his body; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man's face in front of another man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A person wearing a black robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man with a shaved head and a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A person wearing a headdress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man in a black hooded cloak with a knife in his hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – An older woman in a red cape looking into a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man with long brown hair is standing in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man in a black robe holding a red mug; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – Two women dressed up in medieval clothing talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A woman wearing a red robe and a red head covering is looking out a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man in a hooded cloak holding a burning stick; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man with a bald head looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man and two women in medieval garb; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man and a woman embracing each other in front of a stone wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A person with a cross on their forehead; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A person with a tear in their face; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man with a bald head is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man wearing a black robe and a black hood; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man and a woman wearing white hats; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A young woman in a white dress looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A woman wearing a white dress standing in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man in a hooded cloak and a red robe; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man's face with blood on his face; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man in a black robe and a hooded cloak; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man in a hooded cloak looking at another man in a red robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man and a woman dressed in medieval garb; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man in a black robe and a black hood; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A woman with a blood splatter on her forehead; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A person with a knife on her head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A person with long black hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man in a black hooded jacket looking out of an oven in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A person with blood all over his face; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man with a shaved head and a bald head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A person looking at a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A woman wearing a headdress and a gold veil; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man with long black hair wearing a hooded jacket; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – An old man with a shaved head and a goatee looking at the camera; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man in a priest's outfit with his finger to his mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man standing in front of a window in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A person with long brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man with his hands on top of his head; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A shirtless man sitting on a chair in the dark; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1991), directed by Stuart Gordon – A man with a shaved head is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle