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Dante's Inferno (1911)

Dante's Inferno (1911)

Fantasy Horror

Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.

Release Date: 1911, March 1
Directors: Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, Giuseppe de Liguoro
Countries: Italy
Production: Milano Films
Cast: Augusto Milla, Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano

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.

Keywords:

disturbed death hell afterlife based on song, poem or rhyme based on myths, legends or folklore devil silent film purgatory dante alighieri the damned