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Inferno
UNITED STATES · 1953

Inferno

Roy Ward Baker
survival betrayal revenge infidelity class conflict
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Synopsis

When selfish and arrogant millionaire Donald Carson fractures his leg during a desert vacation, his wife, Geraldine, leaves with their friend Joseph Duncan to supposedly get help. However, the two of them are really lovers who are leaving Carson to die in the heat. Slowly, Carson realizes he is on his own and vows revenge on the traitorous couple. Having had a privileged life, Carson must now use his wits to stay alive.

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I’m a big fan of Argento, and obviously his giallo stuff. And it’s not just the more popular ones like Suspiria and Deep Red. I love his other stuff, like Tenebrae, Inferno, Opera. I grew up on a lot of these movies, so I felt like I just wanted to do a movie that was a love letter to that style, to that specific genre.
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