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Flavia the Heretic is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi released in USA on 1 january 1977 with Florinda Bolkan
Flavia the Heretic (1974)
Flavia, la monaca musulmana
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 january 1977
Length 1h36
Directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi
OriginItalie
Themes Feminist films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Political films, Nonnesploitation
Rating57%
Flavia the Heretic (Italian: Flavia, la monaca musulmana, originally released in the UK as Rebel Nun) is a French co-produced Italian nunsploitation film directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi and released in 1974.
Synopsis
Set in Apulia during Ottoman invasion of Otranto, the film tells the story of Flavia (Florinda Bolkan), a middle-aged nun who collaborates with the invaders' leader Ahmed (Anthony Higgins as Anthony Corlan) to avenge her past misfortunes.Actors
Florinda Bolkan
(Flavia Gaetani)
Maria Casarès
(Sister Agatha)
Anthony Higgins
(Ahmed)
Claudio Cassinelli
(Abraham)
Spiros Focás
(The French Duke)
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