Super Bitch
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| Italian | Si può essere più bastardi dell'ispettore Cliff? |
| Directed by | Massimo Dallamano |
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| Story by | George P. Breakston[1] |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard[1] |
| Edited by | Antonio Siciliano[1] |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
| Countries | |
| Languages | Italian English |
| Box office | 353 million lire |
Super Bitch (Italian: Si può essere più bastardi dell'ispettore Cliff?, lit. 'Can anyone be more of a bastard than Inspector Cliff?'; also released in the UK as Blue Movie Blackmail, and in the US as Mafia Junction) is a 1973 poliziottesco film directed and co-written by Massimo Dallamano, and starring Ivan Rassimov, Stephanie Beacham, Patricia Hayes and Ettore Manni.[1]
Plot
[edit]Undercover narcotics agent Cliff Hoyst plays double agent to takedown two different gangs. Meanwhile, his lover Joanne is part of blackmail ring targeting London's wealthy elite.
Cast
[edit]- Ivan Rassimov as Cliff Hoyst
- Stephanie Beacham as Joanne
- Patricia Hayes as Mamma the Turk
- Ettore Manni as Morrell
- Luciano Catenacci as Gamble
- Verna Harvey as Eva
- Giacomo Rossi-Stuart as Marco
- Cec Linder as the American Ambassador
- Michael Sheard as Williamson
- Giancarlo Prati as Cornelius
- Mario Novelli as Mustapha
- Leon Vitali
- Tutte Lemkow
- George Murcell
- Morris Perry
- Ben Carrà
- James Bate
- Uncredited
- Camille Keaton as Paulette
- Gareth Thomas as Trenchcoated Detective
- Abdel Majid Majzaub as Lebanese Contact
Production
[edit]Super Bitch was a co-production between Italian companies Clodio Cinematografica and Italian International Film, and British company Monymusk Productions. It was shot at Rome's Safa Palatino Studios, and on-location in London, Lebanon (Beirut and Baalbek) and Syria (Palmyra).[1]
The film's score by Riz Ortolani would later be re-used in Red Rings of Fear.[1][4]
Release
[edit]Super Bitch was released in Italy on 3 May 1973 where it was distributed by Medusa.[1] It grossed a total of 353,341,000 lire on its theatrical run in Italy.[1] It was initially released in the United Kingdom under the title Blue Movie Blackmail where it was distributed by Hemdale.[1][5] The English-language version of the film gave more emphasis to Stephanie Beacham's nude scenes than the thriller plot.[1]
Reception
[edit]In a contemporary review, the Monthly Film Bulletin described the film as "a competently, impersonally handled thriller fantasy" and "mere competence can do little to unify this kind of mongrel co-production, or to pump much life into its derivative synthetics".[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Curti 2013, p. 101.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Si puo essere più bastardi dell'Ispettore Cliff?". BFI Collections Search. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Si può essere più bastardi dell'Ispettore Cliff? (1973)". www.archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ Curti 2013, p. 102.
- 1 2 Jones, Gareth (1973). "Blue Movie Blackmail "(Servizio di Scorta)"". Monthly Film Bulletin. 40 (468). London: 231–232. ISSN 0027-0407.
Sources
[edit]- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links
[edit]- Super Bitch at IMDb
- 1973 films
- 1973 Italian-language films
- English-language Italian films
- 1973 English-language films
- Poliziotteschi films
- 1973 crime films
- Films directed by Massimo Dallamano
- Films scored by Riz Ortolani
- Films shot in London
- Films shot in Lebanon
- Films shot in Rome
- 1973 multilingual films
- British multilingual films
- Italian multilingual films
- 1973 Italian films
- English-language crime films
- Italian-language crime films
- Italian crime thriller films
- British crime thriller films
- Films set in Lebanon
- Films shot in Syria