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.
Unfortunately the movie The Pit and the Pendulum is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Albert Band | Producer |
| Writing | Dennis Paoli | Screenplay |
| Directing | Stuart Gordon | Director |
| Writing | Edgar Allan Poe | Short Story |
| Editing | Andy Horvitch | Editor |
| Camera | Adolfo Bartoli | Director of Photography |
| Art | Giovanni Natalucci | Production Design |
| Production | Robert MacDonald | Casting |
| Production | Perry Bullington | Casting |
| Production | Michael Catalano | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Richard Band | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michaela Gisotti | Costume Design |
| Production | Charles Band | Executive Producer |
| Art | Maurizio Garrone | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Todd Tucker | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
