The Bitch (1979)

Director:

Gerry O'Hara

Writers:

Gerry O'Hara (writer)
Jackie Collins (novel)

Release Date:

December 1979 (Turkey)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

The owner of a trendy disco starts having problems with the men in her life and the Mafia, which is trying to move in on her place. |

Plot Keywords:

Disco | Female Nudity | Extramarital Affair | Adultery | Unfaithfulness

Cast

Joan Collins	...	Fontaine Khaled
Antonio Cantafora	...	Nico Cantafora (as Michael Coby)
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
Sharon Fussey	...	Denise (Sammy's Girl)
Peter Wight	...	Ricky
George Sweeney	...	Sandy Roots
Maurice Thorogood	...	Paul
Bill Mitchell	...	Bernie
Alibe Parsons	...	Bernice
Mela White	...	Mrs. Walters
Maurice O'Connell	...	John-Joe
Anthony Heaton	...	Luke
Timothy Carlton	...	Jamie (as Tim Carlton)
Jill Melford	...	Sharon
Peter Burton	...	Hotel Night Manager
Annie Lambert	...	Hotel Desk Clerk
Steve Plytas	...	Louis Almond
Graham Simpson	...	Mario
Grant Santino	...	Disco Dancer
Cherry Gillespie	...	Disco Girl
William Van Der Puye	...	Disc Jockey
Chris Jagger	...	Terry Langham
Tai Ling	...	Mai Ling
Kari Ann	...	Marinka
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dixon Adams	...	Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Nicholas Amer	...	Restaurant Maître D' (uncredited)
John Burgess	...	Jeweller (uncredited)
Harry Fielder	...	Punter (uncredited)
Toria Fuller	...	Check - in Girl at Kennedy Airport (uncredited)
Jeremy Gittens	...	Italian Waiter (uncredited)
Karl Held	...	American Newsreader (uncredited)
Eamonn Jones	...	Drunk Passenger in Jumbo (uncredited)
Bill Nighy	...	Flower Delivery Boy (uncredited)
John Oxley	...	Customs Officer (uncredited)
Hilary Ryan	...	Stewardess (uncredited)
Vicki Scott	...	Girl in Pool (uncredited)

Directed by
Gerry O'Hara

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jackie Collins		novel
Gerry O'Hara		writer

Produced by
Ronald S. Kass	....	executive producer (as Ron Kass)
Oscar Lerman	....	executive producer
John Quested	....	producer
Edward Simons	....	executive producer (as Edward D. Simons)

Original Music by
Biddu

Cinematography by
Dennis C. Lewiston		(as Dennis Lewiston)

Film Editing by
Eddy Joseph

Casting by
Marilyn Johnson

Art Direction by
Malcolm Middleton

Costume Design by
Pip Newbery
Penny Rose

Makeup Department
Betty Glasow	....	hair stylist
Freddie Williamson	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jake Wright	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Redmond Morris	....	assistant director
Terry Pearce	....	assistant director

Art Department
Ian Watson	....	set dresser

Sound Department
David Crozier	....	sound mixer
Mike Hopkins	....	sound editor (as Michael Hopkins)
Ken Scrivener	....	sound re-recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Martin Evans	....	gaffer
Dennis Fraser	....	grip
Ronnie Rampton	....	best boy
David Wynn-Jones	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Richard James	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Mike Moran	....	conductor
Mike Moran	....	music arranger
Ivor Raymonde	....	composer: additional music
Dick Rowe	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Richard Booz	....	driver

Other crew
Peter Burton	....	dialogue coach
Ceri Evans	....	continuity

Distributors

• Hoyts Distribution (1979) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Aquarius TV (2001) (Greece) (TV)
• Thorn EMI Video (198?) (USA) (VHS)
• Thorn EMI (video)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Video Classics

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:MA (DVD rating)

Trivia:

The film watched by Fontaine and Nico on the flight to London is The Stud (1978)

Quotes:

[Paul tries to join Fontaine in the shower]
Fontaine Khaled:Paul, I don't have time for an encore!
Paul:Not even time to take a bow?
Fontaine Khaled:Well - maybe just a tiny curtsey!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Celebrity Naked Ambition (2011) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Can You Feel the Force

hmmmm...

If you take "The Stud" as the height of the hedonistic campy and thrashy disco 70's then this is not your movie as it is a major let down.

Joan Collins revives her role as the hedonistic and sexually liberated Mrs. Fontain Khaled (read as "BITCH") is now divorced after her husband found incriminating evidence of her bonking Tony (The Stud.. if you remember) and is now doing every one in sight. She must be really bored with her sex life because in a few hours of her arrival in London she screws her driver????

And so the saga of sex and sin continues...and unfortunately the sex scenes in this movie can be summerised in one word.."AWFUL" The actors actually look so bored and lifeless it is amazing, plus there is the obligatory pool-orgy.

The only thing to ss in this movie is when the main titles roll, and as the title song comes on, we see Joan Collins without any make up (looking as pale as a milk ). As it continues she does a total make over and by the end completes looking like the BITCH she loves to play.

Worth only for die hard J.C. fans, but they may be disapointed.