Released:
1991-06-27

Overview:
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.

Director:
Stuart Gordon

Runtime:
1h 37min

Genre:
Horror, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Lance Henriksen
  as
  Torquemada
• 
  Stephen Lee
  as
  Gomez
• 
  William Norris
  as
  Dr. Huesos
• 
  Mark Margolis
  as
  Mendoza
• 
  Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
  as
  Contessa D'Alba Molina