Blazing Flowers
1978 film
- 5 February 1978 (1978-02-05)
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.[1][2]
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.[3]
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".[3]
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.
- ^ a b Roberto Curti (22 October 2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland, 2013. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links
- Blazing Flowers at IMDb
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