Life of Dante

"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

Giorgio Albertazzi

as Dante

Ileana Ghione

as Gemma Donati

Davide Montemurri

as Francesco Alighieri

Andrea Checchi

as Vieri de' Cerchi

Riccardo Cucciolla

as Narrator

Mario Baldella

as Dino Compagni

Pier Luigi Zollo

as Forese Donati

Corrado Annicelli

as Palmieri Altoviti

Mario Feliciani

as Corso Donati

Luigi Vannucchi

as Guido Cavalcanti

Tino Schirinzi

as Manetto Portinari

Claudio Gora

as Bonifacio VIII

Renzo Montagnani

as Lapo Gianni

Renzo Palmer

as Giotto

Stefano Satta Flores

as Naldo Gherardini

Massimo Foschi

as Filippo Argenti

Crew

Vittorio Cottafavi

Director

Giorgio Prosperi

Writer

Angelo Guglielmi

Writer

Daniele Paris

Music