Inferno
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The word inferno has several meanings:
- An alternate word for hell.
- Dante's Inferno is the first volume of The Divine Comedy.
- Inferno is an operating system for creating and supporting distributed services.
- Inferno is a science fiction novel written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, published in 1976.
- Inferno is a comic set published by DC Comics.
- Inferno is the name of a broomball team based in the United States.
- Often used nowadays to mean any big fire.
Many movies have been named (or at least sometimes shown as) Inferno.
Hollywood, USA
- Inferno (1953), directed by Roy Ward Baker, and starring Robert Ryan and Rhonda Fleming
- The Towering Inferno (1974), directed by Irwin Allen and John Guillermin, and starring Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, and Fred Astaire, among others
- Dario Argento's Inferno (1980), directed by Dario Argento, and starring Leigh McCloskey and Irene Miracle
- Inferno (1995), directed by Peter Keglevic, and starring Emma Sjöberg
- Inferno (1997), directed by Fred Olen Ray, and starring Don 'The Dragon' Wilson
- Inferno (1998), a TV movie directed by Ian Barry
- Pilgrim (movie), sometimes called Inferno when shown on cable television, directed by Harley Cokeliss, and starring Ray Liotta and Gloria Reuben
- Inferno (2001), directed by Dusty Nelson, and starring Jeff Fahey and Janet Gunn
United Kingdom
- Inferno (1992), a TV movie featuring several supermodels
- Inferno (2001 short), a "short" movie directed by Paul Kousoulides
- Inferno (Doctor Who), a serial in the science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Czech Republic
- Inferno (2000), directed by Wiktor Grodecki, and starring David Svec
Germany
- Inferno (1973), a TV movie starring Georgette Anys and Georg Årlin
Poland
- Inferno (2001 TV), directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
Portugal
- Inferno (1999), directed by Joaquim Leitão, and starring Nicolau Breyner