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 has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Pit and the Pendulum was released in 1991 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 54 reviews, giving The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) an average rating of 52%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 63%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Pit and the Pendulum than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 52%, The Pit and the Pendulum is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1991, which stands at 60%.
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