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Dante's Inferno

Dante's Inferno

Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.

19116.61h 12m

Overview

The classic tale of Dante's journey through hell, loosely adapted from the Divine Comedy and inspired by the illustrations of Gustav Doré. This historically important film stands as the first feature from Italy and the oldest fully-surviving feature in the world, and boasts beautiful sets and special effects that stand above other cinema of the era.

Directed by Giuseppe de Liguoro
Written by Dante Alighieri
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Top Cast

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Salvatore Papa

Dante Alighieri

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Arturo Pirovano

Virgilio

Giuseppe de Liguoro

Giuseppe de Liguoro

Farinata degli Uberti / Pier Delle Vigne / Il conte Ugolino

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Augusto Milla

Lucifer

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Attilio Motta

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Emilise Beretta

Themes & Keywords

afterlifehellpurgatorydevildeathbased on song, poem or rhymesilent filmbased on myths, legends or folklorethe damneddisturbeddante alighieri

About Dante's Inferno

Dante's Inferno is a fantasy, horror film released in 1911 exploring themes of afterlife, hell, purgatory, devil, death, based on song, poem or rhyme. Directed by Giuseppe de Liguoro, it stars Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano, Giuseppe de Liguoro. The classic tale of Dante's journey through hell, loosely adapted from the Divine Comedy and inspired by the illustrations of Gustav Doré. This historically important film stands as the first feature from Italy and the oldest fully-surviving feature in the world, and boasts beautiful sets and special effects that stand above other cinema of the era.

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