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Dante's Inferno (1911)
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Dante's Inferno (1911)

L’Inferno

Fantasy, Horror • 1h 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.

Best English-Friendly Release

Terror Vision Blu-ray

Best Video Release

Terror Vision Blu-ray

Additional Info

The Terror Vision Blu-ray has 4 cuts of this film (whereas Blu-ray.com states 3), see the Terror Vision website or the back cover image on Blu-ray.com for information on said cuts. Anyways, included in this set as 2 of the cuts (one presented as is, one modified by Terror Vision) is the competitor Redwood Creek's Blu-ray restoration, which had some negative reviews on Indiegogo and the Blu-ray Forum.

Format

1080p Blu-ray

External Links

Length

72 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

19 days ago

Contributors

Best English-Friendly Release

Terror Vision Blu-ray

Best Video Release

Terror Vision Blu-ray

Additional Info

The Terror Vision Blu-ray has 4 cuts of this film (whereas Blu-ray.com states 3), see the Terror Vision website or the back cover image on Blu-ray.com for information on said cuts. Anyways, included in this set as 2 of the cuts (one presented as is, one modified by Terror Vision) is the competitor Redwood Creek's Blu-ray restoration, which had some negative reviews on Indiegogo and the Blu-ray Forum.

Format
1080p Blu-ray
Length
72 mins
Type
Movie
Last Updated
19 days ago
Contributors

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