Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
Original film poster.
Directed by Charles Bail
Written by William Tennant
Max Julien
Starring Tamara Dobson
Stella Stevens
Norman Fell
Music by Dominic Frontiere
Cinematography Alan Hume
Edited by Willy Kemplen
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
 July 11, 1975
Running time
 96 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $3,625,000

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold is a 1975 American action-adventure blaxploitation film directed by Charles Bail and starring Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra "Cleo" Jones, Stella Stevens and Norman Fell.[1] The film is a sequel to the 1973 action film Cleopatra Jones.

Plot

The story begins with two government agents, Matthew Johnson and Melvin Johnson, being captured by the "Dragon Lady" (Stella Stevens). Cleopatra Jones then travels to Hong Kong to rescue the agents. Jones pairs up with Tanny (Ni Tien) and ends up in the Dragon Lady’s casino, which, in actuality, is the headquarters for her underground drug empire. Jones and Tanny use their combat skills to battle the Dragon Lady’s henchmen and rescues the agents.[2]

Cast

Max Julien, author of the source story for, and a co-producer of, the film's predecessor, Cleopatra Jones, refused to participate in the production, and instead got token credit for the story and script having been "based on characters created by" him.

Stuntmen:

Eddy Donno, Leonard William Laybourne, Alan Gibbs, Frank Orsatti

Reception

The film was not as well received as its predecessor, Cleopatra Jones, due mainly to the decline in the popularity of the blaxploitation genre.[3]

The film was released on DVD by Warner Brothers as part of it's Warner Archive Collection in 2010

DVD-R (might not be compatible with all players); widescreen (2.4:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.

MPAA rating: R.

Widescreen.
Description 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
digital optical mono Dolby Digital
video file DVD video

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tamara Dobson, 59; Former Model Starred in `Cleopatra Jones' Movies". The Los Angeles Times. 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  2. ↑ Novotny Lawrence (2008). Blaxploitation Films of the 1970s. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-96097-5.
  3. ↑ "Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 2011-01-30.


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