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.
Cast
Lance Henriksen
Torquemada
Stephen Lee
Gomez
William Norris
Dr. Huesos
Mark Margolis
Mendoza
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Contessa D'Alba Molina
Barbara Bocci
Contessa's Son
Benito Stefanelli
Executioner
Jeffrey Combs
Francisco
Tom Towles
Don Carlos
Rona De Ricci
Maria
Jonathan Fuller
Antonio
Oliver Reed
Cardinal
Larry Dolgin
Sergeant of the Guards
Frances Bay
Esmeralda
Fabio Carfora
Beggar
Michael Deak
Guard (uncredited)
Crew
Stuart Gordon
Director
Dennis Paoli
Screenplay
Edgar Allan Poe
Short Story
Andy Horvitch
Editor
Adolfo Bartoli
Director of Photography
Michael Catalano
Executive Producer
Charles Band
Executive Producer
Albert Band
Producer
Giovanni Natalucci
Production Design
Robert MacDonald
Casting
Perry Bullington
Casting
Michaela Gisotti
Costume Design
Todd Tucker
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Richard Band
Original Music Composer
Maurizio Garrone
Set Decoration
Benito Stefanelli
Stunt Coordinator
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