Inferno 3D

Inferno is one of the many films made in the early 50s that were made in 3D and alas except for a few exceptions (eg House of Wax,Dial M for Murder) not many have been released in their originally intended format.Its such a shame because this Blu-ray release gives a great example of how good 50 3D could be.The technicolour photography is wonderful as well if you allow for a rare colour fading in places due no doubt due to the lack of care given to the orginal prints.All in all a great restoration of a tale of a tough business tycoon (Robert Ryan) being left to die in the desert after a riding accident by his wife(Rhonda Fleming)and his business partner (William Lundigan ) who are also lovers.Well worth the purchase,i live in hope to see many more of the 50s 3d films being released.

If you have a 3d TV and player, you owe it to yourself to see how masterful 3d was done in the 1950's. The story, acting, and dialog wasn't too bad either. Robert Ryan is excellent as a jerk who is left to die in the desert by his wife and her lover. To make it more difficult, he has a broken leg. Don't want to say too much so I will leave it at that except to say that, once again, vintage 3d has put most modern efforts to shame and shows that you don't need an outer space theme or wizards to make good use of it. And no, I am not old enough to remember this movie when it was new.

Well, its nice to see another 3-D film from that short (3 year) period of the early 1950s popping up suddenly on blu-ray.In my estimation, so far, thats only the fifth release of any 3-D film from that time having had a legitimate blu-ray issue.[For the record they are "The Creature From The Black Lagoon" "Dial 'M' For Murder" "House of Wax" "Man In The Dark" and "Inferno"].When you think that some 60 films were produced in 3-D back then , it seems that enthusiasts are being sorely neglected by all of the major releasing company's.However, my own immediate desires are "Bwana Devil" - why not!? It was the first film made in the new "Natural Vision" [1952] and by an independent company at that. It had the major studio's scurrying to capitalise on its success, forging a trend we all know now became too much too soon with a Three Dimensional system far from perfect.Others I crave for immediately [no one is getting that younger!] are "Revenge of the Creature" "It Came From Outer Space" [both from Universal Picture's horror factory], "Phantom of the Rue Morgue' [Warner Bros afforded it top production value's like their "House Of Wax"] and MGM's "Kiss Me Kate" originally intended for Cinemascope, which I read is already receiving some attention in its remastering. Also rumoured are "The Mad Magician" (Columbia Pictures) and "Hondo" (Warner Bros).The "Inferno" package includes an informative little booklet, nice presentation art work very satisfactory remastering and the 3-D imaging is exemplary.While the 3-D remains always effective I found parts of the proceedings a bit uneventful, but it does have a certain originality in the way of its mood of isolation that was later utilised in such landmark television productions such as The Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Robert Ryan, as the husband left to die in the desert only to seek revenge holds it altogether but I found Rhonda Fleming as the wife and William Lundigan as her lover a little patchy and lacklustre here.The soundtrack remains in mono, despite the ads of the time declaring "3-D Stereophonic Sound" Being originally a 20th Century Fox film and customary for the studio, it seems perfectly logical it did have a true stereo soundtrack. However, the sound quality here is very acceptable.

We got this mostly for the nostalgia of the brief 3D era. As a 3D film, the depth is good - but the effects are minimal.As a drama, it is very underplayed. Not even the seeming high points of the dram - are not very dramatic.As for the actors and the story: The plot is established in a very awkward way. It gives you the feeling that they couldn't decide how to do it, or they cut out certain parts in an attempt to add some mystery.For once, Robert Ryan is a good guy. He does a reasonable job trying to make the story interesting. But having said that, there is precious little drama.Ronda Fleming, hardly gets much of a chance to act. She just looks good. In comparison, in 'Out of the Past, she only has a couple scenes - but she comes across as a much more interesting actor.As I said at the beginning, We got it most for the nostalgia.

I had never heard of this film until I read about it and saw that it was in 3D. A MUST HAVE! Film Noir not only set in a desert but in glorious Technicolor!!The quality of the 3d was exceptional! You'd think that there wasn't much in a desert that would be suitable for 3D, but in this film it was a knock out! The distances just even between bushes, scant trees, etc was well photographed and the placement of actors in front of the camera, really gave it a wonderful depth.Certainly one to add to my growing collection of 3D from the early 50s.

The producers of this Blu-ray seem to have gone to a very great deal of trouble to produce a picture of the greatest clarity and it shows. The picture is pin sharp. “ Inferno “ is a good tail well worth watching as are the extras on the disc. The 3-D is commendable with only one or two gimmicky shots and in fairness both of these work . I think this is a good long-term addition to a 3-D library.

A fabulous 3D movie very tense as Robert Ryan is abandoned in the outback by his unfaithful wife and her lover. He has a broken leg and is forced to dig deep to survive in the desert and crawl back to civilization. Robert Ryan gives his usual acting master class. the colour photography is also superb. Well worth buying and deserves to be much better known.

Rare treat in 3D - I found this movie in it's original 3D from the 50's a wonderful experience.The 3D like House of Wax starring Vincent Price I thought was far better than any 3D from todays movies.It just looked like I could put my hands inside the tv and pick everyone up. Why can't they do 3D as good as this with new films?I too hope they will release more 3D from the 50's like this one.

I love this old movie! With the recent interest in survival shows I remembered seeing this with my Dad one day on TNT. I ordered and watched it and it’s as good as I remember. Filmed in 3D it’s a good guy survives and bad guys get their due.

Inferno è un film di Dramma/Thriller girato dal vivo nel deserto del Mojave in California e interpretato da attori molto famosi negli anni 50. Rhonda Fleming negli anni 53/54 ha interpretato altri 2 film 3D, e questo per me è il migliore. I colori sono belli e il 3D è spettacolare e un poco affaticante per chi non e abituato. Negli anni 50 i film 3D venivano girati con 2 obiettivi affiancati su due pellicole e quindi avevano grandi profondità e in alcune scene definite PopOut si vedono gli attori e gli oggetti fuori dallo schermo. L'unica cosa negativa di questo bel cofanetto è che ha solo la lingua inglese e non ha i sottotitoli in Italiano.

I'm surprised nobody has posted a review on this DVD. Perhaps it's because of the crappy black & white cover image. However I'm glad I took a chance and bought it. This is one of my favorite movies, and I'm pleased with the DVD quality.

Calidad

la restauration 3d de ce film est très réussie pas de version française; Au cours d'une virée dans le désert Joseph Duncan (William Lundigan) associé du millionnaire Donald Carslon (Robert Ryan) abandonne ce dernier en plein désert avec la complicité de la femme Geraldine (Rhonda Fleming) qui est la maîtresse de Duncan. Laissé pour mort avec une jambe cassée et de l'eau et des vivres en quantité insuffisante, Carlson parviendra à force de volonté et d'ingéniosité à s'en sortir.