Life of Dante (1965)

Director: Vittorio Cottafavi

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

Dante

Ileana Ghione

Gemma Donati

Davide Montemurri

Francesco Alighieri

Andrea Checchi

Vieri de' Cerchi

Riccardo Cucciolla

Narrator

Mario Baldella

Dino Compagni

Pier Luigi Zollo

Forese Donati

Corrado Annicelli

Palmieri Altoviti

Mario Feliciani

Corso Donati

Luigi Vannucchi

Guido Cavalcanti