CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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The Pit and the Pendulum posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

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MOVIE1991 1h 37m USA

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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01 / THE STORY

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

Torquemada

Stephen Lee

Stephen Lee

Gomez

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Contessa D'Alba Molina

Jonathan Fuller

Antonio

Mark Margolis

Mark Margolis

Mendoza

Jeffrey Combs

Jeffrey Combs

Francisco

Frances Bay

Esmeralda

Tom Towles

Tom Towles

Don Carlos