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Inferno

  • 1980
  • R
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
25K
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Inferno (1980)
Slasher HorrorWitch HorrorHorror

An American student investigates the disappearance of his sister and the death of a friend, both connected from New York to Rome by an old alchemy book.An American student investigates the disappearance of his sister and the death of a friend, both connected from New York to Rome by an old alchemy book.An American student investigates the disappearance of his sister and the death of a friend, both connected from New York to Rome by an old alchemy book.

  • Director
    • Dario Argento
  • Writers
    • Dario Argento
    • Dardano Sacchetti
    • Thomas De Quincey
  • Stars
    • Leigh McCloskey
    • Irene Miracle
    • Eleonora Giorgi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    25K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dario Argento
    • Writers
      • Dario Argento
      • Dardano Sacchetti
      • Thomas De Quincey
    • Stars
      • Leigh McCloskey
      • Irene Miracle
      • Eleonora Giorgi
    • 195User reviews
    • 165Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Leigh McCloskey
    Leigh McCloskey
    • Mark Elliot
    Irene Miracle
    Irene Miracle
    • Rose Elliot
    Eleonora Giorgi
    Eleonora Giorgi
    • Sara
    Daria Nicolodi
    Daria Nicolodi
    • Elise De Longvalle Adler
    Sacha Pitoëff
    Sacha Pitoëff
    • Kazanian
    • (as Sacha Pitoeff)
    Alida Valli
    Alida Valli
    • Carol, the caretaker
    Veronica Lazar
    Veronica Lazar
    • The Nurse…
    Gabriele Lavia
    Gabriele Lavia
    • Carlo
    Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
    Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
    • Professor Arnold
    • (as Feodor Chaliapin)
    • …
    Leopoldo Mastelloni
    • John, the Butler
    Ania Pieroni
    Ania Pieroni
    • Music Student
    James Fleetwood
    • Cook
    Rosario Rigutini
    • Man
    Ryan Hilliard
    • Shadow
    Paolo Paoloni
    Paolo Paoloni
    • Music Teacher
    Fulvio Mingozzi
    • Cabdriver
    Luigi Filippo Lodoli
    • Bookbinder
    • (as Luigi Lodoli)
    Rodolfo Lodi
    • Old Man in the Library
    • Director
      • Dario Argento
    • Writers
      • Dario Argento
      • Dardano Sacchetti
      • Thomas De Quincey
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      All of the murderer's hands in the movie were Dario Argento's.
    • Goofs
      During the cat attack, a human hand can be seen throwing some cats at the actress.
    • Quotes

      Kazanian: There are mysterious parts in that book, but the only true mystery is that our very lives are governed by dead people.

    • Crazy credits
      The 20th Century Fox logo that appears on American prints does not have the fanfare.
    • Alternate versions
      For its UK cinema release cuts were made to shots of a cat eating a live mouse. The Fox video was cut by 20 secs with the same cinema cut plus an additional edit to a closeup of a cat's head being hit against a chair. The cuts were fully waived for the 2010 Arrow DVD.
    • Connections
      Edited into Maniac (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Va' pensiero...
      (from opera "Nabucco")

      Music by Giuseppe Verdi'

      Libretto by Temistocle Solera (uncredited)

      Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai (as Symphonic Orchestra and Chorus of Rome Radio Televisione Italiana)

      Chorus master by Gaetano Riccitelli

      Conducted by Fernando Previtali

      Courtesy of Fonit Cetra

    User reviews195

    Featured review
    6/10

    Eh, Dario, Dario...

    Dario Argento did some good movies back in the day. Sadly, I cannot consider this one a masterpiece. What little there is of plot feels very "mehh" and you start to feel very soon that this movie is just an excuse for Dario Argento to slap you with some red and blue while pretending that's art. Being spiritual successor to "Suspiria" you would expect a decent amount of creepy scenes, but you only get half of it, and when it starts to near to perfection, Dario blows it and it falls flat. Characters are bland and you don't really care for anybody except the final guy, which you only do because he looks cool. Also, the ending is pretty disappointing and you are like: "What just happened?". Still, it's not all that bad. That song near the end of the movie is kinda cool, there are some little disturbing moments and the movie oozes with potential. Sadly, the potential is left wasted and you just get a half baked horror movie who doesn't know what to do with itself. 6.5/10 from me! It's far from the worst thing you can watch as a horror fan, but it's a perfect fit for that "mehh" category...
    • markovd111
    • Jul 15, 2019
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    • Release date
      • April 2, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Dario Argento's Inferno
    • Filming locations
      • Biblioteca Angelica, Rome, Lazio, Italy(interiors: library in Rome)
    • Production company
      • Produzioni Intersound
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    • Budget
      • ITL 3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,011
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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