The Bitch (film)

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The Bitch
Directed by	Gerry O'Hara
Produced by	Brent Walker, Ron Kass, Oscar Lerman, Edward Simons
Written by	Jackie Collins (novel), Gerry O'Hara
Starring	Joan Collins, Antonio Cantafora, Kenneth Haigh
Music by	Biddu
Cinematography	Dennis Lewiston
Editing by	Eddy Joseph
Distributed by	Thorn EMI, Hoyts Distribution (Australia)
Release date(s)	1979
Running time	89 min
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Bitch is a British film released in 1979. 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.

Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 After the film 3 Music 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Plot

Fontaine Khaled (Collins) is the owner of a trendy 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.
The plot of the film differs slightly from that of the novel, particularly as to the ending.

[edit] After the film

Although both The Stud and The Bitch were generally panned by critics, they were nevertheless both commercial successes and revived Joan Collins' career. Later, the two films 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.

[edit] Music

The film features a disco soundtrack, in a similar vein to Saturday Night Fever, and the theme song to the film performed by The Olympic Runners became a UK Top 40 hit single in August 1979.^[1] Like its predecessor, the film is considered to be softcore porn. Both have since become cult films, and were among the first to be released on home video.

[edit] References

1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 406. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

• Simon Sheridan Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema, Reynolds & Hearn Books (third edition, 2007)