Cleopatra Jones/Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold About the Composer Dominic Frontiere (b. 1931) started working in Hollywood in the early 1950s as an arranger and orchestrator at 20th Century Fox. Watch trailers, read customer and critic reviews, and buy Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold directed by Jack Starrett for $9.99.
| Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 96 minutes | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,625,000 |
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold is a 1975 American action-adventureblaxploitation 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[edit]
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[edit]
- Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra Jones[1]
- Stella Stevens as Dragon Lady
- Norman Fell as Stanley Nagel
- Albert Popwell as Matthew Johnson
- Caro Kenyatta as Melvin Johnson
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[edit]
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 its Warner Archive Collection in 2010.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Tamara Dobson, 59; Former Model Starred in 'Cleopatra Jones' Movies'. The Los Angeles Times. 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^Novotny Lawrence (2008). Blaxploitation Films of the 1970s. Routledge. ISBN978-0-415-96097-7.
- ^'Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold'. Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
External links[edit]
- Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold on IMDb
Cleopatra Jones Movie Cast
| Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 96 minutes | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,625,000 |
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Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold is a 1975 American action-adventureblaxploitation 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.
Adventure films are a genre of film that typically use their action scenes to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way.
Blaxploitation or blacksploitation is an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the United States during the early 1970s. The films, while popular, suffered backlash for disproportionate numbers of stereotypical film characters showing bad or questionable motives including criminals, etc. However, the genre does rank among the first in which black characters and communities are the heroes and subjects of film and television, rather than sidekicks or villains or victims of brutality. The genre's inception coincides with the rethinking of race relations in the 1970s.
Tamara Janice Dobson was an American actress and fashion model. Beginning her career in modeling during the late 1960s, Dobson became best known for her title role as government agent Cleopatra 'Cleo' Jones the 1973 Blaxploitation film Cleopatra Jones and its 1975 sequel Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold.