Life of Dante

Original title: Vita di Dante

Duration: 229 min

Release date: 1965-12-12

IMDB

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.

Drama History

Vita di Dante

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Giorgio Albertazzi

Giorgio Albertazzi

as Gemma Donati

Davide Montemurri

Davide Montemurri

as Francesco Alighieri

as Vieri de' Cerchi

Riccardo Cucciolla

Riccardo Cucciolla

as Dino Compagni

Pier Luigi Zollo

Pier Luigi Zollo

as Forese Donati

Corrado Annicelli

Corrado Annicelli

as Palmieri Altoviti

Mario Feliciani

Mario Feliciani

as Corso Donati

Luigi Vannucchi

Luigi Vannucchi

as Guido Cavalcanti

as Manetto Portinari

as Bonifacio VIII

Renzo Montagnani

Renzo Montagnani

Stefano Satta Flores

Stefano Satta Flores

as Naldo Gherardini

as Filippo Argenti

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Vittorio Cottafavi

Vittorio Cottafavi

Angelo Guglielmi

Angelo Guglielmi

Giorgio Prosperi

Giorgio Prosperi

Original Music Composer

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