The tormented life of Dante Alighieri, from solitary childhood to death in exile, seen through Giovanni Boccaccio’s journey to rehabilitate his memory.
Sergio Castellitto
as Giovanni Boccaccio
Alessandro Sperduti
as Dante giovane
Enrico Lo Verso
as Donato degli Albanzani
Alessandro Haber
as Abate di Vallombrosa
Gianni Cavina
as Piero Giardina
Leopoldo Mastelloni
as Bonifacio VIII
Ludovica Pedetta
as Gemma Donati
Morena Gentile
as Donna gozzuta
Romano Reggiani
as Guido Cavalcanti
Carlotta Gamba
as Beatrice
Paolo Graziosi
as Alighiero di Bellincione
Mariano Rigillo
as Meneghino Mezzani