Blazing Flowers

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Blazing Flowers
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Directed by Gianni Martucci  [ it ]
Screenplay byLudovica Marineo
Luca Sportelli
Gianni Martucci
Story byLuca Sportelli
Starring Marc Porel
George Hilton
Anna Maria Rizzoli
Barbara Magnolfi
Music Gianni Ferrio
CinematographyRichard Grassetti
Release date
  • 5 February 1978 (1978-02-05)
LanguageItalian
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. [1] [2]

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Cast

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]

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References

  1. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876059695.
  2. ↑ Roberto Curti (2006). Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. ISBN   8871805860.
  3. 1 2 Roberto Curti (22 October 2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland, 2013. ISBN   978-0786469765.


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