Africa Express (1976)

John Baxter is a freewheeling trader of goods in Africa with a pet chimp and one dream: to save enough money to buy his dream gas station in Detroit. Madeleine Cooper is the lady of mystery... See full summary »

Director:

Michele Lupo

Writers:

Mario Amendola (story), Bruno Corbucci (story),

Stars:

Giuliano Gemma, Ursula Andress, Jack Palance

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Giuliano Gemma	...	John Baxter
Ursula Andress	...	Madeleine Cooper
Jack Palance	...	Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
Giuseppe Maffioli	...	Padre Gasparetto
Luciana Turina	...	Lily
Rossana Di Lorenzo	...	Mitzy
Nello Pazzafini	...	Scagnozzo di Hunter (as Giovanni Pazzafini)
Gianni Vernucio	...	Louis Renois (as John Werner)
Romano Puppo
Werner John
Sergio Smacchi
Werner Doll
Roberto Dell'Acqua

Storyline

John Baxter is a freewheeling trader of goods in Africa with a pet chimp and one dream: to save enough money to buy his dream gas station in Detroit. Madeleine Cooper is the lady of mystery he runs into as she flees from big game hunter Jack Palance.

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Plot Keywords:

fake nun | nunsploitation | nun

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

Italy West Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

11 March 1976 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Tropical Express

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deutsche Fox AG (Defa), Tritone Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Safari Express (1976)

User Reviews

One of the most fun Giuliano Gemma movies ever

This is a lot of fun to watch, I've seen it quite a few times, own the soundtrack (am playing it now - has the cool "Maeba" african song) and am a big fan of Biba the Chimp! ;-) Giuliano Gemma gets a chance to play a comic role tailored specifically for him, Ursula Andress is very sexy and Jack Palance chew up the scenery at every turn. This film had a sequel called Safari Express with the same cast as the original, but is harder to find. To add to the confusion, some distributors released both this movie and the sequel as "Tropical Express"!! I still recommend this as a great family film. Kids will love the animals and parents will appreciate the intelligent humour. Then the parents might kill the kids if they don't stop saying "Maeba" around the house.

Too bad there were only two in this series. Maybe it's not too late for a reunion? :o)