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]

Super Bitch
Italian film poster
Directed by	Massimo Dallamano
Screenplay by	Massimo Dallamano Ross Mackenzie[1]
Story by	George P. Breakston[1]
Produced by	Fulvio Lucisano Leonardo Pescarolo[1]
Starring	Ivan Rassimov Stephanie Beacham[1]
Cinematography	Jack Hildyard[1]
Edited by	Antonio Siciliano[1]
Music by	Riz Ortolani
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 (1973-05-03) (Italy)
Running time	97 minutes[1]
Countries	Italy United Kingdom[1]
Languages	Italian English
Box office	353 million lire

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][3]

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][4] The English-language version of the film gave more emphasis to Stephanie Beacham's 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".[4]

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