Description: THIS IS AN ORIGINAL, 1911, FIRST FILM ADAPTATION OF DANTE'S INFERNO, DONE BY MONOPOL FILMS, ADVERTISEMENT / POSTER, TAKEN FROM A 1911 SILENT FILM INDUSTRY PUBLICATION, SENT TO MOVIE THEATER OWNERS, TO PROMOTE FILMS. THIS ONE DISCUSSES EARLY FILM PIRACY. THIS IS THE ONLY ORIGINAL PIECE FOR THIS FILM AVAILABLE FOR SALE ANYWHERE!!!(I HAD ONE OTHER ORIGINAL VARIATION AD POSTER FOR THIS FILM THAT I SOLD AWHILE AGO). THIS IS THE ONLY OTHER ONE IN EXISTENCE. 8.25" X 11.5", VERY FINE CONDITION, ALMOST NO WEAR, SEE PHOTO. THE PHRASE ">>>>>> DO NOT COPY <<<<<<" IS NOT ON THIS PIECE. I CAN'T FIND ANY RECORDS OF ANY ORIGINAL 1911 POSTERS, LOBBY CARDS, ETC. EVER BEING SOLD, OR CURRENTLY FOR SALE, FOR THIS FILM, ANYWHERE. ONLY LATER VERSIONS OF DANTE'S INFERNO, LIKE THE 1935 FILM, ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE. THIS IS THE FIRST FEATURE FILM TO BE SHOWN IN ITS ENTIRETY, IN ONE SCREENING, IN THE USA. PRIOR TO THIS IT WAS THOUGHT AUDIENCES WOULDN'T BE PREPARED TO SIT FOR OVER AN HOUR TO WATCH A FEATURE FILM. THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST FEATURE LENGTH HORROR FILM, AND THE FIRST FILM TO SHOW MALE FRONTAL NUDITY, NOT TO BE REPEATED IN FILMS UNTIL 1969. Directors: Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, Giuseppe de LiguoroStars: Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano, Giuseppe de Liguoro, Pier Delle Vigne, Augusto Milla STORYLINE: The poet Dante is lost in a dark and gloomy wood. At the summit of a mountain he sees the light of salvation. He endeavors to ascend to it, but his way is barred by three wild beasts, symbolizing Avarice, Pride and Lust. Beatrice sees his predicament and descends from Paradise into Limbo, where she asks the poet Virgil to rescue and guide Dante. Virgil knows another way to go, but this leads straight through the entire Inferno, before it continues towards Paradise. Virgil leads Dante to the portals of Inferno. Charon ferries them over the river Acheron, and then they start their journey downwards through the different circles of Inferno. Dante meets all kind of sinners and sees the never-ending punishments they have to undergo. The various punishments are adjusted to the different transgressions. Among the sinners Dante recognizes many persons he has met in Florence, when they were still alive. They tell him their sad stories and why they have ended here. At last Dante and Virgil meets the arch traitor Lucifer, who holds the bodies of Brutus and Cassius in his mouth. The two poets climb down the shaggy sides of Lucifer, to reach the subterranean way which leads out of Inferno.
Price: 99.95 USD
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Industry: Movies
Year: Pre-1940
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Object Type: Poster
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
