Super Bitch () is a 1973 Italian-British Poliziotteschi 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
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
Italian lira 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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