Inferno
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The word inferno, and similar words, have several meanings. It came via Italian from Latin infernus, which means "being underneath".
[edit] In general
- Inferno, is an alternate word for a large Fire
- Inferno (operating system), an operating system for creating and supporting distributed services
- Inferno, a brand of Brunswick bowling balls
- Infernus, a Swedish submersible RIB boat (see subskimmer)
- Inferno, a compositing system developed by Discreet, now a division of Autodesk Media and Entertainment.
[edit] In fiction
- Inferno, the first volume of Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy
- Inferno (Strindberg), a semi-autobopgraphical novel of 1897 by August Strindberg
- Inferno (DC Comics), a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes published by DC Comics
- Inferno (Doctor Who), a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who
- Inferno (Exemplar), a supervillain in Marvel Comics.
- Inferno (Marvel Comics), a crossover in which the X-Men battled demons led by Jean Grey's clone Madelyne Pryor
- Inferno (novel), a 1976 science fiction novel written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
- Inferno (Stargate Atlantis), an episode in the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis.
- Inferno (Transformers), an Autobot character in the Generation 1 Transformers series; and the name of a Predacon in the Transformers: Beast Wars series; and the name of several characters in other Transformers series
- Inferno (Star Wars novel) is the sixth book in the Legacy of the Force series. It is due for release in June 2007 and is to be written by Troy Denning.
- Inferno is the name of the Batman novel by Alex Irvine which was released October 31, 2006.
[edit] In film
[edit] Hollywood, USA
- Inferno (1953 film), directed by Roy Ward Baker, and starring Robert Ryan and Rhonda Fleming.
- The Towering Inferno (movie) (1974), directed by Irwin Allen and John Guillermin, and starring Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, and Fred Astaire, among others.
- Inferno (1995 film), directed by Peter Keglevic, and starring Emma Sjöberg.
- Inferno (1997 film), directed by Fred Olen Ray, and starring Don 'The Dragon' Wilson.
- Inferno (1998 film), a television movie directed by Ian Barry.
- Pilgrim (film), sometimes called Inferno when shown on cable television, directed by Harley Cokeliss, and starring Ray Liotta and Gloria Reuben.
- Inferno (2001 film), directed by Dusty Nelson, and starring Jeff Fahey and Janet Gunn
[edit] Europe and United Kingdom
- L'Inferno (1911), a 1911 Italian silent film, directed by Giuseppe de Liguoro, starring Salvatore Papa and released on DVD in 2004, with a soundtrack by Tangerine Dream.
- Inferno (1973), a German television movie starring Georgette Anys and Georg Årlin.
- Inferno (1980 film) a 1980 Italian film directed by Dario Argento, and starring Leigh McCloskey and Irene Miracle.
- Inferno (1992), a British television movie featuring several supermodels.
- Inferno (1999), a 1999 Portuguese film directed by Joaquim Leitão, and starring Nicolau Breyner.
- Inferno (2000), a film of the Czech Republic, directed by Wiktor Grodecki, and starring David Svec.
- Inferno (2001 short), a British "short" movie directed by Paul Kousoulides.
- Inferno (2001 TV), a Polish television program directed by Maciej Pieprzyca.
[edit] In gaming
- Inferno is a video game released by Ocean in December 1994.
- Infernal is an upcoming video game by Playlogic Internaltional.
- Inferno is a boss character in the Soul Calibur series.
- de_inferno is a map in the popular first person shooter game Counter-Strike.
- Infernal (Warcraft) is a spell in the Warcraft III and World of Warcraft fictional scenarios.
- Inferno is the third episode of the PC game Doom.
- Inferno is a card in the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.
- The Infernus is a sports car from the Grand Theft Auto video games that first appeared in Grand Theft Auto 3.
- Inferno is a town faction in Heroes of Might and Magic III and V
- Inferno is a finishing for the Mist Quickening combo in Final Fantasy XII
[edit] In music
- Inferno (album), a 2004 album from the British speed/heavy metal band, Motörhead
- Inferno (1995 album), a 1995 album from the Swiss band Lacrimosa
- Infernal (band), a Danish dance music band
- Infernal (album), a 1997 album from the Swedish death metal band, Edge of Sanity
- Inferno Metal Festival, Annual metalfestival in Oslo, Norway held the last weekend in the easter
- MC Inferno A Hip Hop Rapper From Liverpool, UK www.mcinferno.co.uk
[edit] Other languages
- Infierno Spanish.
