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.
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The 1911 silent film L'Inferno was an international commercial success, grossing over $2 million in the United States, where its extended length allowed theaters to increase ticket prices.
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L'Inferno took over three years to make, and was the first full-length Italian feature film.
L'Inferno's depictions of Hell closely followed Gustave Doré's engravings for the Divine Comedy and employed several special effects.
The film features a momentary unflattering depiction of Muhammad in its Hell sequence, where his chest explodes, exposing his entrails.
Scenes from L'Inferno were later reused in the 1936 exploitation film Hell-O-Vision and the 1944 race film Go Down, Death!.
Some American state film censor boards required removal of certain hell sequences, including one with a woman's bare breast, when reused in Go Down, Death!.
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