''Flavia the Heretic'' ( Italian: ''Flavia, la monaca musulmana'', lit. "Flavia, the Muslim nun") is a 1974 Italian-French nunsploitation film directed by

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Plot

Set in

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during Ottoman invasion of Otranto, the film tells the story of Flavia (

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), a nun who collaborates with the invaders' leader

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( Anthony Higgins as Anthony Corlan) to avenge her past misfortunes.

Cast

: Flavia Gaetani * María Casares: Sister Agata * Claudio Cassinelli: Abraham * Anthony Higgins: Ahmed * Spiros Focás: French Duke *

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: Flavia's Father * Guido Celano: Chemist * Laura De Marchi: Tarantula Cult Woman

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* 1974 films Nunsploitation films 1970s Italian-language films French exploitation films Italian exploitation films Films set in the 1480s Films set in Italy 1970s feminist films Films critical of the Catholic Church Films directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi 1970s exploitation films 1970s historical films Films scored by Nicola Piovani 1970s Italian films 1970s French films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub