''Super Bitch'' ( it, 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. It was released in England as ''Blue Movie Blackmail'', and in the U.S. as ''Mafia Junction''.Jones, Gareth (1973). "Blue Movie Blackmail "(Servizio di Scorta)"". Monthly Film Bulletin. London. 40 (468): 231–232. ISSN 0027-0407.

Cast

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as Inspector Cliff Hoyst * Stephanie Beacham as Joann * Patricia Hayes as Mamma the Turk * Ettore Manni as Morrel *

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as Gamble *

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as Eva * Giacomo Rossi-Stuart as Marco *

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as the American Ambassador * Gareth Thomas as Trenchcoated Detective

Production

''Super Bitch'' was shot in Safa Palatino in Rome and on location in

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and

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. The film's score by Riz Ortolani would later be re-used in ''

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Release

''Super Bitch'' was released in Italy on 3 May 1973 where it was distributed by Medusa. It grossed a total of 353,341,000 lire on its theatrical run in Italy. It was initially released in the United Kingdom under the title ''Blue Movie Blackmail'' where it was distributed by Hemdale. The English-language version of the film gave more emphasis to Stephanie Beacham's nude scenes than the thriller plot.

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".

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* {{Massimo Dallamano 1973 films 1970s Italian-language films English-language Italian films 1970s 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 1970s Italian films