Flavia the Heretic (Italian: Flavia, la monaca musulmana, lit. "Flavia, the Muslim nun") is a 1974 Italian-French nunsploitation film directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi.[1]
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Directed by | Gianfranco Mingozzi |
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Produced by | Gianfranco Mingozzi |
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Cinematography | Alfio Contini |
Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
Music by | Nicola Piovani |
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Distributed by | Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.) |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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Language | Italian |
Plot
editSet in Apulia during Ottoman invasion of Otranto, the film tells the story of Flavia (Florinda Bolkan), a nun who collaborates with the invaders' leader Ahmed (Anthony Higgins as Anthony Corlan) to avenge her past misfortunes.
Cast
edit- Florinda Bolkan: Flavia Gaetani
- María Casares: Sister Agata
- Claudio Cassinelli: Abraham
- Anthony Higgins: Ahmed
- Spiros Focás: French Duke
- Diego Michelotti: Flavia's Father
- Guido Celano: Chemist
- Laura De Marchi: Tarantula Cult Woman
References
edit- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
External links
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