Blazing Flowers

Blazing Flowers
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	5 February 1978 (1978-02-05)
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. ^{[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

• List of Italian films of 1978

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. Roberto Curti (22 October 2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland, 2013. ISBN   978-0786469765.

External links

• Blazing Flowers at IMDb