Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (Video 2010)

Dante journeys through the nine circles of Hell -- limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery -- in search of his true love, Beatrice.

Directors:

Victor Cook, Mike Disa,

Writers:

Dante Alighieri (poem), Jonathan Knight (based on the video game by),

Stars:

Graham McTavish, Vanessa Branch, Steve Blum

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Graham McTavish	...	Dante (voice)
Vanessa Branch	...	Beatrice (voice)
Steve Blum	...	Lucifer (voice)
Peter Jessop	...	Virgil (voice)
Mark Hamill	...	Alighiero (voice)
Victoria Tennant	...	Bella (voice)
Bart McCarthy	...	Filippo Argenti (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Phlegyas / King Minos (voice)
John Paul Karliak	...	The Avenger (voice)
Tom Tate	...	Francesco (voice)
J. Grant Albrecht	...	Ciacco / Farinata Uberti (voice)
Nika Futterman	...	Female Prisoner (voice)
Charlotte Cornwell	...	Nessus / Lust Minion #3 (voice)
Vanessa Marshall	...	Female Sinner / Lust Minion #2 (voice)
Grey DeLisle	...	Lust Minion #1 (voice)

Storyline

After fighting in the Crusades for three years, Dante rides back home to his family estate to reunite with his beloved Beatrice and his father. Dante sees a rider following him, but out of the blue, the man vanishes with no trace. When he arrives home, he sees the servants slaughtered, his father murdered and Beatrice near death. When her soul is going to the heaven, Lucifer takes Beatrice to Hell, telling her that Dante has betrayed her. Dante meets Virgil who guides him to Hell, and the poet explains that Beatrice had a bet with Lucifer that Dante would be faithful to her while in the holy war. In return, Lucifer would protect Dante and bring him back home safe and sound. Upon arrival in Hell, Dante learns that he needs to cross nine circles to reach Lucifer ad on his painful journey, he discovers who doomed his family to suffer in Hell.

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Plot Keywords:

hell | anime | apostrophe in title | punctuation in title | epic | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, nudity and some sexual content

Details

Country:

Japan USA Singapore South Korea

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

9 February 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Danteov Pakao

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dongwoo Animation, Electronic Arts (EA), Film Roman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Dante: We were together neither in hell nor in paradise, neither damned nor saved, I did not die, and I did not live.

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Connections

Spun-off from Dante's Inferno (2010)

User Reviews

Purdy, just don't question it

Dante, a knight, returns from the crusades only to find that Something Bad Happened while he was gone. He goes to Hell, going through all nine levels(including the sewer one), engaging many creatures(most from other mythologies than the Christian one... and this *does* criticize the theology some, if I'd have liked it to do so to a greater extent)... fortunately for him, he can cut through most of them with his sword or a scythe... getting to the deepest one where the devil wants to marry his wife, because apparently even the lord of evil can't screw someone if there isn't a ring on that finger... hey, don't ask me. This is based on a game I've never played and barely know anything about. The voice acting is OK, but I wish they'd speak up, or turn the volume down on the otherwise good FX. It is fun, fast-paced, and has good action, except for when you can't tell the dimensions or where people are in relation to one another. Epic? Sure, if that doesn't require an actual story. The animation varies, partially because they keep changing who does it. There is a ton of bloody, gory violence and disturbing content and some nudity and sex in this. I recommend this to fans of bad-assery that has to do with religion in some way. 7/10