This film has two versions, narrated in English and recited in Italian. The Italian version is recited in primitive Italian and Dante Alighieri's own words as he wrote the poem.

Dante gets lost in a dark wood, his way is blocked and he is threatened by three beasts: a lion, a lynx and a she-wolf. Beatrice descends from Heaven into Limbo to ask the poet Virgil to go to Dante's rescue and guide him through Inferno and Purgatorio. The film depicts a chronological descent to the nine circles of hell by Dante and Virgil through the exit into Purgatorio.

• Armand Mastroianni – Introduced by
• Eric Roberts – Dante
• Vincent Spano – Virgil
• Nia Peeples – Beatrice
• Shirly Brener – Entrance Encryption
• Jeff Conaway – Circles Introduction
• Helene Cardona – Francesca
• Sheena Colette – Fury Megaera
• Vanna Bonta – Fury Tisiphone
• Bonnie Morgan – Fury Alecto
• Eve Mauro – Female Demon
• Rico Simonini – Centaur Chiron
• Adrian Paul – Ulysses
• Jose Rosete – Count Ugolino

• Dino Di Durante – Introduced by
• Vittorio Gassman – Dante
• Silvia Colloca – Beatrice
• Vittorio Matteucci – Virgil
• Franco Nero – Circles Introduction
• Simona Caparrini – Francesca
• Veronica De Laurentiis – Fury – Tisiphone
• Maude Bonanni – Fury- Megaera
• Susanna Cappellaro – Fury- Alecto
• Gabriel Bologna – Demons
• Arnoldo Foà – Ulysses
• Marco Bonini – Guido da Montefeltro
• Mario Opinato – Count Ugolino

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