Inferno (1980)
Inferno (1980)
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Cast & Crew.
Leigh McCloskey
Mark Elliot
Irene Miracle
Rose Elliot
Eleonora Giorgi
Sara
Daria Nicolodi
Elise Stallone Van Adler
Sacha Pitoëff
Kazanian
Alida Valli
Carol
Veronica Lazăr
Nurse
Gabriele Lavia
Carlo
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Professor Arnold / Dr. Varelli
Leopoldo Mastelloni
John, the Butler
Ania Pieroni
Musical Student
James Fleetwood
Cook
Rosario Rigutini
Man
Ryan Hilliard
Shadow
Paolo Paoloni
Music Teacher
Fulvio Mingozzi
Cabdriver
Luigi Lodoli
Bookbinder
Rodolfo Lodi
Old Man
Dario Argento
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Screenplay / Director / Story
Ettore Martini
Burning Building Cop (uncredited)
Corinne Dunne
Tenant in New York Building (uncredited)
Filippo Perego
Tenant in New York Building (uncredited)
Claudio Argento
Producer
Salvatore Argento
Producer
Keith Emerson
Original Music Composer / Music Arranger
Mario Bava
Thanks / Second Unit Director / Second Unit
Romano Albani
Director of Photography
Attilio Gizzi
Sound Effects Editor
Maurizio Garrone
Set Decoration
Massimo Lentini
Costume Design
Giuseppe Bassan
Art Direction
Serena Canevari
Script Supervisor
Luciana Maria Costanzi
Hairstylist
Alberto Altibrandi
Gaffer
Francesco Bellomo
Still Photographer
Germano Natali
Special Effects
Pierantonio Mecacci
Makeup Artist
Francesco Cuppini
Set Decoration
Giancarlo De Leonardis
Hairstylist
Idelmo Simonelli
Camera Operator
Gianlorenzo Battaglia
Underwater Camera
Franco Fraticelli
Editor
Franco Groppioni
Sound Engineer
Lamberto Bava
Assistant Director
Angelo Jacono
Production Manager
Anna Maria Galvinelli
Production Assistant
Saverio Mangogna
Production Assistant
Giancarlo Laurenzi
Boom Operator
Godfrey Salmon
Orchestrator / Conductor / Music Arranger
Solly V. Bianco
Administration
Agostino Pascarella
Key Grip
Michela Prodan
Production Assistant
Andrea Piazzesi
Second Assistant Director
Cesare Jacolucci
Unit Manager
Massimo Anzellotti
Sound Effects
Luciano Anzellotti
Sound Effects
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 7, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingR
Budget$3,000,000
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States
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Inferno is a 1980 Italian supernatural horror film written and directed by Dario Argento, and starring Irene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi, and Alida Valli. The plot follows a young man's investigation into the disappearance of his sister, who had been living in a New York City apartment building that also served as a home for a powerful, centuries-old witch. A thematic sequel to Suspiria (1977), it is the second installment of Argento's Three Mothers trilogy. The long-delayed concluding entry, The Mother of Tears, was released in 2007. All three films are partially derived from Thomas de Quincey's 1845 work Suspiria de Profundis, a collection of prose poetry in which he proposes the concept of three "Ladies of Sorrow" (Mater Lachrymarum, Mater Suspiriorum and Mater Tenebrarum), concurrent with the three Fates and Graces in Greek mythology.
The film was internationally co-financed with support from the American studio 20th Century-Fox, who had released Suspiria theatrically in the United States under their "International Classics" banner. Principal photography of Inferno took place largely in studio sets in Rome, though some location shooting also occurred in New York City. 20th Century-Fox released the film in Italy on 8 February 1980, though its release in the United States was shelved for unspecified reasons. In 1986, a year after Fox had issued the film on video in North America, they gave it a limited theatrical release for one week in New York City. Because of its limited release, the film was unable to match the box office success of its predecessor.
While initial critical response was mostly negative, its reputation has improved considerably over the years, and it has been praised for its surreal visual elements and atmosphere, though it has received continued criticism for its incoherent plot. Kim Newman has called it "perhaps the most underrated horror movie of the 1980s." In 2005, the magazine Total Film named Inferno one of the 50 greatest horror films of all time.