Dante’s Inferno (1911): Cast
Dante’s Inferno is a 1911 fantasy horror film directed by Francesco Bertolini, starring Salvatore Papa as Dante Alighieri, Giuseppe de Liguoro and Augusto Milla. It runs 1 hour 12 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 12m (72 min)
- Director
- Francesco Bertolini
- Studio
- Milano Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Dante’s Inferno About?
The premise of Dante’s Inferno without spoilers.
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. The film follows Dante’s journey through hell, loosely based on the Divine Comedy and heavily inspired by Gustav Doré’s illustrations. As Italy’s first feature-length film and the world’s oldest fully surviving feature, it presents elaborate sets and special effects that surpass much of its contemporaries.
Dante’s Inferno Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- based on poem
- italian horror
- italian films
- based on a poem
- early color film
- epic adventure
- early cinema
- silent era
- silent film
- sinner
- punishment
- violence
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- mythology
- underworld
- christianity
- visions of hell
- poem
- surrealism
- psychotronic film
- charon the greek minor deity
- avarice
- pride
- lust
- gate of hell
- river acheron
- limbo
- ciaccio of florence
- gluttony
- sloth
- pluto the god
- stygian ferry
- philip argenti
- frederick the great
- blasphemy
- river of filth
- ciampollo of navara
- divine power
- count ugolino
- ferinata degli uberti
- geryon grandson of medusa
- homer the poet
- female rear nudity
- eaten alive
- satan
- kaiju
- folk horror
- silent feature film
- italy
- early feature length film
- feature length film
Dante’s Inferno Cast & Characters
Salvatore Papa leads the cast as Dante Alighieri, with Giuseppe de Liguoro as Farinata degli Uberti / Pier Delle Vigne / Il conte Ugolino and Augusto Milla as Lucifer. Directed by Francesco Bertolini; 6 actors are credited in all.
- Director Francesco Bertolini
- Salvatore Papa as Dante Alighieri
- Giuseppe de Liguoro as Farinata degli Uberti / Pier Delle Vigne / Il conte Ugolino
- Augusto Milla as Lucifer
- Arturo Pirovano as Virgilio
Also Starring in Dante’s Inferno
· 2 moreMore from Francesco Bertolini
One more film directed by Francesco Bertolini: L’Odissea.
Dante’s Inferno Also Known As
9 alternative titles, including “L'Inferno” and “Пекло Данте”.
- Also known as
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- L'Inferno
- Пекло Данте
- インフェルノ
- El infierno
- L'Enfer
- Η Κόλασις
- 但丁的地狱
- O Inferno
- Пекло
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Dante’s Inferno FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Dante’s Inferno, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Dante’s Inferno?
Dante’s Inferno runs 1 hour 12 minutes (72 minutes).
When was Dante’s Inferno released?
Dante’s Inferno was released on March 11, 1911.
Who directed Dante’s Inferno?
Dante’s Inferno was directed by Francesco Bertolini.
More films by Francesco Bertolini Who is in the cast of Dante’s Inferno?
Dante’s Inferno stars Salvatore Papa as Dante Alighieri, Giuseppe de Liguoro as Farinata degli Uberti / Pier Delle Vigne / Il conte Ugolino and Augusto Milla as Lucifer, among 6 credited actors.
Does Dante’s Inferno have a post-credit scene?
No. Dante’s Inferno has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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