The film consists of 54 scenes. He faithfully narrates the first canticle of the Divine Comedy, with a series of animated paintings inspired by illustrations by Gustave Doré. In the dark forest Dante meets Virgil and with him begins the journey between the groups and the Malebolge, where he meets all the famous characters of the poem: Minos, Paolo and Francesca, Farinata degli Uberti, Pier della Vigna, etc...

Country of production: Italy
Year: 1911
Technical data: Black and white
Silent film, Captions in English
Genre: Adventure, drama, fantasy, horror