Super Bitch

Super Bitch (Si può essere più bastardi dell'ispettore 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.

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, Palmyra, Beirut and Baalbek. The film's score by Riz Ortolani would later be re-used in Red Rings of Fear.

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".