Dante's Inferno (1911)
L'inferno
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.
71 min
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.
- Release date
- March 2, 1911
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Music
- Raffaele Caravaglios
Where to watch
Free
Darkroom
Trailer
Soundtrack
- Before the Closing of the Day · Tangerine Dream4:51
- The Spirit of Virgil · Tangerine Dream2:39
- Minotaurae Hunt at Dawn · Tangerine Dream3:24
- Those Once Broke the First Word · Tangerine Dream3:38
- Dante in Despair · Tangerine Dream3:25
- Io non mori · Tangerine Dream5:49
- Vidi tre facce · Tangerine Dream4:42
- At the Deepest Point in Space · Tangerine Dream2:38
- L'omperador del dolorosa regno · Tangerine Dream4:46
- Voices in a Starless Night · Tangerine Dream4:14
- Fear and Longing · Tangerine Dream3:07
- Fallen for Death · Tangerine Dream4:39
Cast
- Salvatore Papa as Dante Alighieri
- Arturo Pirovano as Virgilio
- Giuseppe de Liguoro as Farinata degli Uberti
- Giuseppe de Liguoro as Pier delle Vigne
- Giuseppe de Liguoro as Il conte Ugolino
- Pier Delle Vigne as Il conte Ugolino
- Augusto Milla as Lucifer
- Attilio Motta
- Emilise Beretta
- Emin Belig Belli as Coal
Crew
- Francesco Bertolini · Director
- Adolfo Padovan · Director
- Giuseppe de Liguoro · Director
- Dante Alighieri · Writer
- Raffaele Caravaglios · Composer
- Emilio Roncarolo · Cinematographer
- Francesco Bertolini · Production designer
- Sandro Properzi · Production designer