Life of Dante

Dec 12, 1965

3h 49m

★ 0.0

Overview

3-part biopic of Dante Alighieri made for Italian public television. Mixes reenacted scenes of Dante's public life with readings of his poems, expository narration, footage of modern-day Florence and images of old paintings and documents.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

RAI

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Cast

Dante

Giorgio Albertazzi

Gemma Donati

Ileana Ghione

Francesco Alighieri

Davide Montemurri

Vieri de' Cerchi

Andrea Checchi

Narrator

Riccardo Cucciolla

Dino Compagni

Mario Baldella

Forese Donati

Pier Luigi Zollo

Palmieri Altoviti

Corrado Annicelli

Corso Donati

Mario Feliciani

Guido Cavalcanti

Luigi Vannucchi

Manetto Portinari

Tino Schirinzi

Bonifacio VIII

Claudio Gora

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