''Dante's Hell Animated'' is a 2013 American animated short film produced and directed by Boris Acosta. The story is based on the first part of

Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...

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Inferno Inferno may refer to: * Hell, an afterlife place of suffering * Conflagration, a large uncontrolled fire Film * ''L'Inferno'', a 1911 Italian film * Inferno (1953 film), ''Inferno'' (1953 film), a film noir by Roy Ward Baker * Inferno (1973 fi ...

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Plot

This film has two versions, narrated in English and recited in Italian. The Italian version is recited in primitive Italian and

's own words as he wrote the poem. Dante gets lost in a dark wood, his way is blocked and he is threatened by three beasts: a lion, a lynx and a she-wolf. Beatrice descends from Heaven into Limbo to ask the poet Virgil to go to Dante's rescue and guide him through Inferno and Purgatorio. The film depicts a chronological descent to the nine circles of hell by Dante and Virgil through the exit into Purgatorio.

Voice cast – English version

* Armand Mastroianni – Introduced by *

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– Dante * Vincent Spano – Virgil * Nia Peeples – Beatrice *Shirly Brener – Entrance Encryption * Jeff Conaway – Circles Introduction *Helene Cardona – Francesca * Sheena Colette – Fury Megaera *

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– Fury Tisiphone *

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– Fury Alecto * Eve Mauro – Female Demon *Rico Simonini – Centaur Chiron * Adrian Paul – Ulysses *Jose Rosete – Count Ugolino

Voice cast – Italian Version

*Dino Di Durante – Introduced by *Vittorio Gassman – Dante *

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– Beatrice *Vittorio Matteucci – Virgil * Franco Nero – Circles Introduction *

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– Francesca *

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– Fury – Tisiphone *Maude Bonanni – Fury- Megaera *Susanna Cappellaro – Fury- Alecto *Gabriel Bologna – Demons * Arnoldo Foà – Ulysses * Marco Bonini – Guido da Montefeltro * Mario Opinato – Count Ugolino

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* * Films based on Inferno (Dante) 2010s Italian-language films 2013 horror films 2013 films 2010s American animated films Demons in film American animated short films 2013 directorial debut films 2010s English-language films {{2010s-horror-film-stub