| Blazing Flowers | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Gianni Martucci [it] |
| Screenplay by | Ludovica Marineo Luca Sportelli Gianni Martucci |
| Story by | Luca Sportelli |
| Starring | Marc Porel George Hilton Anna Maria Rizzoli Barbara Magnolfi Music Gianni Ferrio |
| Cinematography | Richard Grassetti |
| Release date |
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| Language | Italian |
| Box office | ₤593,395 million |
Blazing Flowers' (Italian: Milano... difendersi o morire, literally: "Milan... to defend or to die"), is a 1978 Italian Poliziesco film co-written and directed by Gianni Martucci and starring Marc Porel, George Hilton and Anna Maria Rizzoli.
Cast
- Marc Porel as Pino Scalise
- George Hilton as Commissioner Morani
- Anna Maria Rizzoli as Marina 'Fiorella'
- Al Cliver as Domino
- Barbara Magnolfi as Teresa
- Anthony Freeman as Nosey
- Guido Leontini as Don Chicco
- Parvin Tabriz as Virginia Mallo
- Nino Vingelli as Nicola
Reception
In Italy, the film was distributed by Lark and it grossed 593,395,110 lire.
In his analysis of the film, Roberto Curti heavily criticized it, noting "the film's half-baked plot, filled with clichés worthy of a bad sceneggiata" and "the tone closer to that of a lurid comic book".
See also
References
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
- Roberto Curti (2006). Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. ISBN 8871805860.
- ^ Roberto Curti (22 October 2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland, 2013. ISBN 978-0786469765.
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