''Blazing Flowers (, literally: "Milan... to defend or to die"), is a 1978 Italian
Poliziesco film co-written and directed by
Gianni Martucci and starring
Marc Porel
Marc Michel Marrier de Lagatinerie (3 January 1949 – 15 August 1983), known professionally as Marc Porel, was a Swiss-born French film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1967 and 1983.
Life
Marc Michel Marrier de Lagatinerie was born in ...
,
George Hilton and
Anna Maria Rizzoli.
Cast
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Marc Porel
Marc Michel Marrier de Lagatinerie (3 January 1949 – 15 August 1983), known professionally as Marc Porel, was a Swiss-born French film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1967 and 1983.
Life
Marc Michel Marrier de Lagatinerie was born in ...
as Pino Scalise
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George Hilton as Commissioner Morani
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Anna Maria Rizzoli as Marina 'Fiorella'
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Al Cliver
Pierluigi Conti (born 16 July 1951) is a retired Italian actor, known by the stage name Al Cliver. He is best known for starring in horror and exploitation films, especially ones by directors Lucio Fulci, Jesús Franco, and Joe D'Amato.
Earl ...
as Domino
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Barbara Magnolfi as Teresa
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Anthony Freeman as Nosey
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Guido Leontini
Guido Leontini (21 March 1927 – 26 April 1996) was an Italian stage, film and television actor.
Life and career
Born in Catania into a family of actors, Leontini debuted on stage in the post-World War II era, specializing in the Luigi Pirande ...
as Don Chicco
*Parvin Tabriz as Virginia Mallo
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Nino Vingelli
Nino Vingelli (4 June 1912 – 26 March 2003) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1941 and 2000.
Selected filmography
* ''I mariti (Tempesta d'anime)'' (1941)
* '' The Betrothed'' (1941) - (uncredited)
* ' ...
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
The ''sceneggiata'' (, pl. sceneggiate) or ''sceneggiata napoletana'' () is a form of musical drama typical of Naples. Beginning as a form of musical theatre after World War I, it was also adapted for cinema; ''sceneggiata'' films became espec ...
" and "the tone
../nowiki> closer to that of a lurid comic book".
See also
* List of Italian films of 1978
A list of films produced in Italy in 1978 (see 1978 in film):
See also
*1978 in Italian television
References Footnotes
Sources
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External linksItalian films of 1978at the Internet Movie Database
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References
External links
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1978 films
Poliziotteschi films
1978 crime films
Films scored by Gianni Ferrio
1970s Italian-language films
1970s Italian films
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