''Dante's Hell Animated'' is a 2013 American animated short film produced and directed by Boris Acosta. The story is based on the first part of

Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri (; most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri; – September 14, 1321), widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian Italian poetry, poet, writer, and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called ...

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Plot

This film has two versions, narrated in English and recited in Italian. The Italian version is recited in primitive Italian and

'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.

Voice cast – English version

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– Virgil *

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Voice cast – Italian version

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– Beatrice *Vittorio Matteucci – Virgil *

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* * Films based on Inferno (Dante) 2010s Italian-language films 2013 horror films 2013 films 2010s American animated films Animated films about demons American animated short films 2013 directorial debut films 2010s English-language films Animated films set in hell English-language horror short films {{2010s-horror-film-stub