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Inferno

  • 19531953
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  • 1h 23m
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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
1.5K
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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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    • 47User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    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)
    Rhonda Fleming 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 (2017)

      User reviews47

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      10/10
      Terrific suspense
      This is one of the few movies where Robert Ryan, a hard-driving, rich, and arrogant businessman, actually has the audience's sympathy. The gorgeous Rhonda Fleming plays his conniving and faithless wife who ruthlessly strands him in the desert with a broken leg. And Ms. Fleming is all-too-convincing in the bad-girl role. The movie centers on Ryan's thoughts, feelings, and actions as he attempts to survive this nightmarish ordeal. For awhile, his revenge fantasies are the only things keeping him going, but things change. Carl Betz and Larry Keating are quite good in pithy supporting roles. And, the suspense keeps our interest throughout. The makers of Cast Away should have watched this a few times before making their exercise in ennui, also about finding the will to survive in almost impossible circumstances.

      Only one negative comment: William Lundigan is much too old and too refined as Fleming's lover-conspirator who gets a nasty attack of conscience late in the game. Someone rugged such as Rock Hudson (who was in his pre-Doris-Day days) or Lloyd Bridges, or even Chuck Connors would have been a much better choice.

      That said, Inferno is a well-made and memorable film.
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      • tomreynolds2004
      • Mar 29, 2004

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      • Release date
        • July 21, 1954 (Sweden)
      • 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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