Story of movie Cleopatra Jones And The Casino Of Gold : 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. The film is a sequel to the 1973 action film Cleopatra Jones.
| Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold | |
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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 |
Screenplay
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.
- Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra Jones
- 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
The film was not as well received as its predecessor, Cleopatra Jones, due mainly to the decline in the popularity of the blaxploitation genre.
The film was released on DVD by Warner Brothers as part of its 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 |
- List of action films of the 1970s
- List of films set in Hong Kong
- List of American films of 1975
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