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] It was released in England as Blue Movie Blackmail, and in the U.S. as Mafia Junction.[2]
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Directed by | Massimo Dallamano |
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Story by | George P. Breakston[1] |
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Cinematography | Jack Hildyard[1] |
Edited by | Antonio Siciliano[1] |
Music by | Riz Ortolani |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
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Languages | Italian English |
Box office | 353 million lire |
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][3]
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][4] The English-language version of the film gave more emphasis to Stephanie Beacham's nude scenes than the thriller plot.[1]
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".[4]
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