Cleopatra Jones against the dragon lady

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Movie
German title Cleopatra Jones against the dragon lady
Original title Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1975
length 92 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Charles Bail
script William Tennant ,
Max Julien
production William Tennant,
Run Run Shaw
music Dominic Frontiere
camera Alan Hume
cut Willy Kemplen
occupation

Cleopatra Jones against the dragon lady (original title: Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold ) is the sequel to the blaxploitation film A Case for Cleopatra Jones from 1973. Tamara Dobson again took on the leading role . The film premiered on July 11, 1975 in the United States.

action

The American secret agent Cleopatra Jones travels to Hong Kong to uncover a Chinese drug ring. However, she first sets out to find the two missing Matthew and Melvin Johnson, who had pretended to be drug buyers as undercover agents.

Jones is supported by the powerful private detective Mi Ling Fong. They find out that the two agents have fallen into the clutches of the "Dragon Lady". The head of the drug cartel and also the owner of the largest casino in town arrested the two of them after they were exposed during an internal coup.

When Jones shows up at the casino with Mi Ling, it's a showdown . After the "dragon lady" is done, Mat and Mel are free and the drug ring is smashed.

background

  • The film was directed by Charles "Chuck" Bail, who also appeared as an actor for series such as Bonanza and Kung Fu until the late 1980s .
  • The actress of Cleopatra Jones, Tamara Dobson, worked as a photo model for the German fashion magazine Vogue before starting her acting career .

criticism

"As clichéd and dull as its predecessor. A case for Cleopatra Jones [...]."

- Lexicon of international film

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cleopatra Jones versus the dragon lady. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 23, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used