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Flavia, The Heretic > Credits and Details
Directed by
Gianfranco Mingozzi Gianfranco Mingozzi  
Written by
Raniero di Giovanbattista Raniero di Giovanbattista ... story
Sergio Tau Sergio Tau ... story / screenplay
Francesco Vietri Francesco Vietri ... story
Fabrizio Onofri Fabrizio Onofri ... screenplay
Gianfranco Mingozzi Gianfranco Mingozzi ... screenplay
Bruno Di Geronimo Bruno Di Geronimo ... screenplay
Jacques Willemetz Jacques Willemetz ... french adaptation
Cast
Florinda Bolkan Florinda Bolkan ... Flavia Gaetani
María Casares María Casares ... Sister Agatha
Claudio Cassinelli Claudio Cassinelli ... Abraham
Anthony Higgins Anthony Higgins ... Ahmed (as Anthony Corlan)
Spyros Fokas Spyros Fokas ... the French Duke (as Spiros Focás)
Diego Michelotti Diego Michelotti ... Flavia's Father
Raika Juri Raika Juri ... Sister Livia
Jill Pratt Jill Pratt ... Mother Superior
Franca Grey Franca Grey ... Village Girl
Laura De Marchi Laura De Marchi ... Tarantula Cult Woman
Eduardo Filipone Eduardo Filipone  
Ciro Ippolito Ciro Ippolito  
Carla Mancini Carla Mancini  
Luigi Antonio Guerra Luigi Antonio Guerra  
Giuseppe Pertile Giuseppe Pertile ... Bishop
Guido Celano Guido Celano ... Man who prepares the decoction
Stefano Trabalza Stefano Trabalza  
Valentino Macchi Valentino Macchi ... Impaled Friar
Maria Teresa Piaggio Maria Teresa Piaggio  
Jole Silvani Jole Silvani  
Agnès Nobecourt Agnès Nobecourt ... (as Marie Agnès Nobecourt)
Uncredited Cast
Romano Moraschini Romano Moraschini ... Executioner
Giuseppina Quinn Giuseppina Quinn ... Old Peasant Woman
Produced by
Alois Brummer Alois Brummer ... distribution producer
Raniero di Giovanbattista Raniero di Giovanbattista ... executive producer
Gianfranco Mingozzi Gianfranco Mingozzi ... producer
Original Music by
Nicola Piovani Nicola Piovani  
Additional Info
Premiere: June 12, 1974
DVD Release: May 20, 2003
Blu-ray Release: January 28, 2014
Countries: Italy France
Distributor: Scorpion Releasing
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

5.7 / 10

Alternate Titles
> Flavia The Rebel Nun
> Flavia, La Monaca Musulmana
> Flavia, Priestess Of Violence
> The Heretic
> The Muslim Nun
> The Rebel Nun
Production Companies
Cinéphonic
Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.)
R.O.C.
Rewind Film
Distributors
Worldwide Entertainment
  (1977) (United States) (dubbed) (theatrical)
Astronics Tele-Cine
  (United States) (VHS)
Cinefear
  (United States) (VHS)
Scorpion Releasing
  (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Synapse Films
  (2003) (United States) (DVD)
Vidimax Home Entertainment
  (United States) ("Flavia: Heretic Priestess") (VHS)
Filming Locations
Barletta, Bari, Apulia, Italy
  (Castello, as the convent courtyard)
Basilica di Sant'Elia, Castel Sant'Elia, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy
  (exteriors: church gate)
Otranto, Lecce, Apulia, Italy
Santa Maria di Colonna, Trani, Bari, Apulia, Italy
  (convent interiors)
Tarquinia, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy
  (Flavia and Abraham arrested by the aqueduct)
Trani, Bari, Apulia, Italy
  (Ottoman invasion)
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