Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)

Director:

Charles Bail

Writers:

Max Julien (characters)
William Tennant (writer)

Release Date:

11 July 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

6' 2" of dynamite caught in the web of international intrigue!

Plot:

When fellow operatives (and childhood friends) Matthew Johnson and Melvin Johnson disappear during an undercover mission in Hong Kong...

Plot Keywords:

Hong Kong | Casino | Undercover | Drugs | Lesbian

Cast

Tamara Dobson	...	Cleopatra Jones
Stella Stevens	...	Bianca Javin / Dragon Lady
Ni Tien	...	Mi Ling Fong (as Tanny)
Norman Fell	...	Stanley Nagel
Albert Popwell	...	Matthew Johnson
Caro Kenyatta	...	Melvin Johnson
Shen Chan	...	Soo Da Chen
Christopher Hunt	...	Méndez
Chen Chi Lin	...	Madalena
Locke Hua Liu	...	Tony
Eddy Donno	...	Morgan
Bobby Canavarro	...	Lin Ma Chen
Mui Kwok Sing	...	Benno
John Cheung	...	David (as John Cheng)
Tony Lee	...	Lao Di

Also Known As:

Cleopatra Jones Meets the Dragon Lady (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)
Nu jin gang dou kuang long nu (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

Runtime:

Australia:96 min | UK:96 min | USA:94 min

Country:

Hong Kong | USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | UK:AA (original rating) | Australia:M | Finland:(Banned) (1975) | Spain:18 | Sweden:(Banned) (1975) | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Norway:(Banned) (1975-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Harbor Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the car chase between the Mercedes and the four-door Ford Falcon, the stunt double for Tanny (driving the Mercedes) is clearly a man.

Quotes:

Stanley Nagel: Cleo, for Christ's sakes, you nearly blew up half of Hong Kong!
Cleopatra Jones: And may blow up the other half before I'm through.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Velvet Smooth (1976)

Soundtrack:

Playing with Fire

BEFORE INDIANA THERE WAS CLEOPATRA.

Cleopatra's comin' at ya! And in the form of the statuesque and beautiful Tamara Dobson,this queen of the blaxplotation movies is no slouch as she travels to the Orient to battle the evil Dragon Lady Bianca Javin played with relish by Stella Stevens.The first Cleo movie was a martial arts flick by default featuring fight sequences sparingly until the final reel. This pacy and colourful sequel ups the ante with its Asian action and there is much fist and foot play in evidence up until the disappointing and frankly weak tussle between the two feisty ladies at the end.Is this lame or what? This movie is still worth a look however,the fashions have to be seen to be disbelieved as does some of the acting but Dobson is good value as a unique heroine who sadly disappeared after this movie. Check both this and its predecessor out,they are much more fun than "SHAFT."