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Cleopatra Jones
1973 Tamara Dobson
Cleopatra Jones (TAMARA DOBSON) is a special agent in the international war against dope, but she has her own private vendetta going against the pushers who operate in the ghettos. Her most ruthless enemy is Mommy (SHELLEY WINTERS), head of a ring that includes Doodlebug (ANTONIO FARGAS), the owner of a night club where his girlfriend Tiffany (BRENDA SYKES) is the singing star.
In order to lure Cleopatra back from Turkey, where she has just supervised the spectacular napalm burning of an opium poppy field, Mommy sets up a phony "bust" of the B & S House, the headquarters of an anti-drug movement in the ghetto. The head of B & S is Reuben (BERNIE CASEY), the man whom Cleopatra loves. Cleopatra returns to the U.S. determined to bring justice to whoever planted drugs at B & S.
Mommy is equally determined to annihilate Cleopatra. But her henchmen are constantly being out-fought, outgunned and out-witted by the resourceful female agent. In a spine-chilling climax, Cleopatra, Reuben and members of the B &
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S clash with Mommy's gang.
The see-saw battle ends with Reuben proving himself a hero worthy of Cleopatra's faith and trust. As she leaves on a new and equally dangerous assignment, Cleopatra's special farewell to Reuben is evidence that their love is enough to sustain them both until her return.
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CAST
Cleopatra Jones .......................... Tamara Dobson
Mommy .......................... Shelley Winters
Reuben .......................... Bernie Casey
Tiffany .......................... Brenda Sykes
Doodlebug .......................... Antonio Fargas
Purdy .......................... Bill McKinney
Crawford .......................... Dan Frazer
Sgt. Kert .......................... Stafford Morgan
Andy .......................... Mike Warren
Matthew .......................... Albert Popwell
Melvin .......................... Caro Kenyatta
Mrs. Johnson .......................... Esther Rolle
Baby Tony .......................... Paul Koslo
Zap .......................... Joseph A. Tornatore
Hedley .......................... Hedley Mattingly
Fireplug .......................... George Reynolds
Annie .......................... Angela Gibbs
Lt. Thompkins .......................... John Garwood
Pickle .......................... Theodore Wilson
Snake .......................... Christopher Joy
Bruce .......................... John Alderman
Maxwell Woodman .......................... Keith Hamilton
Produced by .......................... William Tennant
Directed by .......................... Jack Starrett
Screenplay by .......................... Max Julien, Sheldon Keller
Story by .......................... Max Julien
Director of Photography .......................... David Walsh
Art Director .......................... Peter Wooley
Film Editor .......................... Allan Jacobs
Sound by ........................ Howard Bud Alper
Set Decorator .......................... Sheryal Kearney
Stunt Coordinator .......................... Ernest Robinson
Unit Production Manager .......................... Sam Manners
CoProducer .......................... Max Julien
Original Music Composed by .......................... J.J. Johnson
Vocals by .................. Joe Simon, Millie Jackson
Theme from 'Cleopatra Jones'
Written and Produced .......................... by Joe Simon
Addl Music by .......................... Carl Brandt, Joe Simon
Tamara Dobson's Costumes .......................... Giorgio di Sant'Angelo
Hapkido Karate Master .......................... B.S. Han Korea
1st Asst. Director .......................... Jack Roe
Publicist .......................... Vincent Tubbs
Running Time: 88 Minutes .......................... Aspect: Scope Click here for more
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