Flavia the Heretic
{{Infobox film
| name = Flavia the Heretic
| image = Flavia the Heretic.jpg
| caption = Shameless Screen Ent. cover
| director = Gianfranco Mingozzi
| producer = Gianfranco Mingozzi
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
- Fabrizio Onofri
- Gianfranco Mingozzi
- Bruno Di Geronimo
- Sergio Tau
}}
| story = {{plainlist|
- Raniero di Giovanbattista
- Sergio Tau
- Francesco Vietri
}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
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| music = Nicola Piovani
| cinematography = Alfio Contini
| editing = Ruggero Mastroianni
| studio = {{plainlist|
- Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.)
- Réalisations et Organisations Cinématographiques (R.O.C.)
}}
| distributor = Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.)
| released = {{Film date|1974|06|12}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = {{plainlist|
- Italy
- France
}}
| language = Italian
| budget =
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Flavia the Heretic (Italian: Flavia, la monaca musulmana, lit. "Flavia, the Muslim nun") is a 1974 Italian-French nunsploitation film directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi.{{cite book|last=Paolo Mereghetti|title=Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film|publisher=B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010|isbn=8860736269}}
Plot
Set 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
- 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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0071507}}
Category:1970s Italian-language films
Category:French exploitation films
Category:Italian exploitation films
Category:Films set in the 1480s
Category:Films critical of the Catholic Church
Category:Films directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi
Category:1970s exploitation films
Category:1970s historical films
Category:Films scored by Nicola Piovani
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