The Bitch (film)
| The Bitch | |
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| Directed by | Gerry O'Hara |
| Produced by |
Brent Walker Ron Kass Oscar Lerman Edward Simons |
| Screenplay by | Gerry O'Hara |
| Based on |
The Bitch (novel) by Jackie Collins |
| Starring |
Joan Collins Michael Coby Kenneth Haigh |
| Music by | Biddu |
| Cinematography | Dennis Lewiston |
| Edited by | Eddy Joseph |
| Distributed by |
Thorn EMI, Hoyts Distribution (Australia) |
Release dates | 1979 |
Running time | 89 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Bitch is a British film released in 1979.[1] It is a sequel to The Stud (1978), and both films were based on novels by British author Jackie Collins. Like its predecessor, the film starred her sister, Joan Collins, as Fontaine Khaled.
Plot
Fontaine Khaled (Collins) is the owner of a trendy London disco who is now facing financial problems. At the same time, she also has to deal with the various men in her life, as well as the Mafia.
Reception
Although both The Stud and The Bitch were generally panned by critics, they were nevertheless both commercial successes and helped to revive Joan Collins' career. In 1981, her performance in The Stud/The Bitch attracted the attention of Aaron Spelling and Esther and Richard Shapiro when they were looking for an actress to play the part of Alexis Carrington in their TV series Dynasty.
The film was banned from local cinema screens by Tameside Council, near Manchester, at the time of its release. [2]
Cast
- Joan Collins - Fontaine Khaled
- Michael Coby - Nico Cantafora
- Kenneth Haigh - Arnold Rinstead
- Ian Hendry - Thrush Feather
- Pamela Salem - Lynn
- Sue Lloyd - Vanessa Grant
- Mark Burns - Leonard Grant
- John Ratzenberger - Hal Leonard
- Carolyn Seymour - Polly Logan
- Doug Fisher - Sammy
- Peter Wight - Ricky
- George Sweeney - Sandy Roots
- Chris Jagger - Tony Langham
Music
The film features a disco soundtrack, the theme song to the film performed by The Olympic Runners became a UK Top 40 hit single in August 1979.[3]
Tracks included:
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References
- ↑ Simon Sheridan Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema, Reynolds & Hearn Books (third edition, 2007)
- ↑ The 1970s Manchester Evening News, 7 May 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 406. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links
- The Bitch at the Internet Movie Database
- The Bitch at AllMovie