Cleopatra Jones (1973)

Directed by

Jack Starrett

Genre

action film, blaxploitation film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 75 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An undercover government agent poses as a supermodel to travel the world and stop drug traffickers. She uses her fists and her wits to take down a powerful criminal ring.

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What happens

Cleopatra Jones is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by Jack Starrett. Tamara Dobson stars as an undercover government agent who uses the day job of supermodel as her cover and an excuse to travel to exotic places. Bernie Casey, Shelley Winters and Antonio Fargas also feature. The film has been described as being primarily an action film, but also partially a comedy with a spoof tone. It was followed by the sequel Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold, released in 1975. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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