Life of Dante (1965)

Drama
History

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.

Cast

Dante
Giorgio Albertazzi
Gemma Donati
I Ileana Ghione
Manetto Portinari
Tino Schirinzi
Bonifacio VIII
Claudio Gora
Lapo Gianni
Renzo Montagnani
Giotto
Renzo Palmer
Naldo Gherardini
Stefano Satta Flores
Filippo Argenti
Massimo Foschi
Francesco Alighieri
D Davide Montemurri
Vieri de' Cerchi
Andrea Checchi
Narrator
Riccardo Cucciolla
Dino Compagni
M Mario Baldella
Forese Donati
Pier Luigi Zollo
Palmieri Altoviti
Corrado Annicelli
Corso Donati
Mario Feliciani
Guido Cavalcanti
Luigi Vannucchi

Crew

Director
Vittorio Cottafavi
Writer
G Giorgio Prosperi
Writer
A Angelo Guglielmi
Music
D Daniele Paris