The whole film is in black and white, which matches Dore's illustrations as well as the excerpts from L'Inferno.
This film is offered for free online to educational institutions worldwide that teach 'The Divine Comedy'.
UCLA Italian Department was the first educational institution to adopt this film as a guide for students learning The Divine Comedy.
The second attempt at acting by director Paul Lynch. His first was back in 1971 in Simon, King of the Witches where he had a small walk-on role. Reportedly he was so bad at it that another actor told him to stick with directing.