The read
A Balasaur Score of 57 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 50%. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
153 audience votes
Key crew
- Dennis PaoliScreenplay
- Stuart GordonDirector
- Richard BandOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lance HenriksenTorquemada
- Stephen LeeGomez
- William NorrisDr. Huesos
- Mark MargolisMendoza
- Carolyn Purdy-GordonContessa D'Alba Molina
- Barbara BocciContessa's Son
- Benito StefanelliExecutioner
- Jeffrey CombsFrancisco
- Tom TowlesDon Carlos
- Rona De RicciMaria
- Jonathan FullerAntonio
- Oliver ReedCardinal
