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Inferno

  • 19531953
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Inferno (1953)
A tough, hard-driving business tycoon suffers a broken leg and is left to die in the desert by his scheming wife and her greedy lover.
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A tough, hard-driving business tycoon suffers a broken leg and is left to die in the desert by his scheming wife and her greedy lover.A tough, hard-driving business tycoon suffers a broken leg and is left to die in the desert by his scheming wife and her greedy lover.A tough, hard-driving business tycoon suffers a broken leg and is left to die in the desert by his scheming wife and her greedy lover.

IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.6K
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POPULARITY
20,571
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  • Director
    • Roy Ward Baker
  • Writer
    • Francis M. Cockrell
  • Stars
    • Robert Ryan
    • Rhonda Fleming
    • William Lundigan
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  • Director
    • Roy Ward Baker
  • Writer
    • Francis M. Cockrell
  • Stars
    • Robert Ryan
    • Rhonda Fleming
    • William Lundigan
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    • 48User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    Robert Ryan in Inferno (1953)
    Rhonda Fleming and Robert Ryan in Inferno (1953)
    Robert Ryan in Inferno (1953)
    Rhonda Fleming and William Lundigan in Inferno (1953)
    Inferno (1953)
    Inferno (1953)
    Robert Ryan in Inferno (1953)
    Robert Ryan in Inferno (1953)
    Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, and Robert Ryan in Inferno (1953)
    Rhonda Fleming and William Lundigan in Inferno (1953)
    Rhonda Fleming and William Lundigan in Inferno (1953)
    Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, and Robert Ryan in Inferno (1953)

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    Robert Ryan
    Robert Ryan
    • Donald Whitley Carson III
    Rhonda Fleming
    Rhonda Fleming
    • Geraldine Carson
    William Lundigan
    William Lundigan
    • Joseph Duncan
    Larry Keating
    Larry Keating
    • Dave Emory
    Henry Hull
    Henry Hull
    • Sam Elby
    Carl Betz
    Carl Betz
    • Lt. Mike Platt
    Robert Burton
    Robert Burton
    • Sheriff
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Ken - Ranch Hand
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carter
    Harry Carter
    • Deputy Fred Parks
    • (uncredited)
    Charles J. Conrad
      Everett Glass
      Everett Glass
      • Mason, Carson's Butler
      • (uncredited)
      James Gonzalez
      James Gonzalez
      • Hotel Guest
      • (uncredited)
      Adrienne Marden
      Adrienne Marden
      • Emory's Secretary
      • (uncredited)
      Barbara Pepper
      Barbara Pepper
      • Waitress
      • (uncredited)
      Charles Tannen
      Charles Tannen
      • Police Radio Broadcaster
      • (uncredited)
      Dan White
      Dan White
      • Lee - Ranch Hand
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Roy Ward Baker
      • Writer
        • Francis M. Cockrell
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      • Trivia
        When the cast and crew arrived at the Mojave Desert location it was covered in snow and Rhonda Fleming subsequently developed pneumonia.
      • Goofs
        Early in the movie, after Robert Ryan has put a splint on his broken leg (which continues to cause him a lot of pain), he takes a small branch and breaks it over the injured leg, seemingly without feeling any pain.
      • Quotes

        Donald Whitley Carson III: [after finding water in a cactus] This stuff's a great discovery. Just sit there and work on it all day and you can get enough juice to sit there and work on it all day.

      • Alternate versions
        Also shown in a 3D version.
      • Connections
        Featured in A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D (2017)

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      7/10
      A very simple plot, well handled.
      "Inferno" is a film with a very simple plot. Despite this, it was given top treatment by improved sound AND 3D! And, as you watch, you can see in quite a few places that 3D gimmicks would abound...but it's still basically a good film.

      When the film begins, a rich man is injured in the desert and his unfaithful wife and her lover decide to leave him there to die of exposure. The problem is that Donald (Robert Ryan) is a very tough guy and he's determined to not only survive but last long enough to exact revenge. Fortunately, where the movie goes next is a bit unusual and yet satisfying.

      Much of the film consists of Donald talking to himself by having Ryan do voiceovers. This is risky but the director manages to make it work...and the film manages to take a very simple story yet make it worth your time.
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      • Jan 19, 2018

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      • Release date
        • January 14, 1955 (Finland)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Verhängnisvolle Spuren
      • Filming locations
        • Mojave Desert, California, USA
      • Production company
        • Twentieth Century Fox
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      • Budget
        • $1,055,000 (estimated)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 23 minutes
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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