Inferno overview
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Synopsis:
A combination of alchemy, architecture, and horror, director Dario Argento's Inferno is a pulsing thriller filled with murder and supernatural mayhem. The peculiar proceedings are set into motion in both New York and Rome when two young women, Sara (Eleonora Giorgi) and Rose (Irene Miracle), find a book called The Three Mothers, a tome of alchemy written by an architect named Varelli. According to the book, Varelli built a trio of resting places for the Three Mothers, an evil trio whose identities remain at the core of the film's mystery. Rose's brother and Sara's boyfriend is Mark (Leigh McCloskey), a music student in Rome who jets to New York after Sara is murdered and Rose disappears.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Dario Argento
- Studio: Produzioni Intersound, 20th Century Fox
- Year: 1980
- Run Time: 120 minutes
- Country: Italy
- Language: English
- MPAA Rating: R
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Horror
- Filmed in: Color
- Release: 1980 02 07 (Italy)



