La leggenda del rubino malese (1985)

Director:

Antonio Margheriti

Writers:

Giovanni Simonelli (screenplay)
Giovanni Simonelli (story)

Release Date:

August 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Plot:

An expedition enters an unexplored jungle to search for a legendary ruby.

Plot Keywords:

Jungle | Jewel | Helicopter | Cobra

Cast

Christopher Connelly	...	Captain Yankee
Marina Costa	...	Maria Janez
Lee Van Cleef	...	Warren
Luciano Pigozzi	...	Gin Fizz (as Alan Collins)
Dario Pontonutti
Mike Monty
Rene Abadeza	...	Alain
Cirillo Vitali
Francesco Arcuri

Also Known As:

Captain Yankee
Jungle Raiders

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:12 (f) | France:U | Norway:16 | USA:PG-13 | UK:PG

Company:

Immagine S.r.l.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The movie opens with a title reading, "Malaysia, 1938." There was no such country at the time; the Federated Malay States adopted the name in 1963.

Enjoyable B Movie!

I like this film, apart from being directed by the great Antonio Margheriti, it also features a great cast of B Movie stalwarts - Christopher Connelly, Lee Van Cleef, Luciano Pigozzi and Mike Monty - all with tongues firmly stuck in cheeks. The model effects may not be convincing, but I will take them over CGI any day. Margheriti directs with pure gutso and the cast look to be enjoying themselves. If I had to make a choice between Indiana Jones or Captain Yankee, Captain Yankee would win hands down.