Super Bitch

Super Bitch
	Italian film poster
Directed by	Massimo Dallamano
Produced by	Fulvio Lucisano; Leonardo Pescarolo[1];
Screenplay by	Massimo Dallamano; Ross Mackenzie[1];
Story by	George P. Breakston[1]
Starring	Ivan Rassimov; Stephanie Beacham[1];
Music by	Riz Ortolani
Cinematography	Jack Hildyard[1]
Edited by	Antonio Siciliano[1]
Production; companies	Clodio Cinematografica S.p.A.; Italian International Film s.r.l.; Monymusk Productions Ltd.[1];
Distributed by	Medusa (Italy); Hemdale (United Kingdom);
Release date	3 May 1973 (Italy);
Running time	97 minutes[1]
Country	Italy; United Kingdom[1];
Box office	₤353 million

Super Bitch (Italian: Si può essere più bastardi dell'ispettore Cliff?, lit. 'Can anyone be more of a bastard than Inspector Cliff?') is a 1973 Italian-British poliziottesco film directed by Massimo Dallamano.[1]

Cast

Ivan Rassimov as Inspector Cliff Hoyst
Stephanie Beacham as Joann
Patricia Hayes as Mamma the Turk
Ettore Manni as Morrel
Luciano Catenacci as Gamble
Verna Harvey as Eva
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart as Marco
Cec Linder as the American Ambassador
Gareth Thomas as Trenchcoated Detective

Production

Super Bitch was shot in Safa Palatino in Rome and on location in London, Beirut and Baalbek.[1] The film's score by Riz Ortolani would later be re-used in Red Rings of Fear.[1][2]

Release

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][3] The English-language version of the film gave more emphasis to Stephanie Beachams' nude scenes than the thriller plot.[1]

Reception

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".[3]

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References

Curti 2013, p. 101.
Curti 2013, p. 102.
Jones, Gareth (1973). "Blue Movie Blackmail "(Servizio di Scorta)"". Monthly Film Bulletin. London. 40 (468): 231–232. ISSN 0027-0407.

Sources

Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786469765.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

Super Bitch on IMDb

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[FOOTNOTECurti2013101-1] Curti 2013, p. 101.

[FOOTNOTECurti2013102-2] Curti 2013, p. 102.

[mfb-3] Jones, Gareth (1973). "Blue Movie Blackmail "(Servizio di Scorta)"". Monthly Film Bulletin. London. 40 (468): 231–232. ISSN 0027-0407.