Black Belt Jones (1974)

Directed by

Robert Clouse

Genre

martial arts film, action film, blaxploitation film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 72 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A martial arts expert named Black Belt Jones takes on the Mafia and a drug dealer who are trying to take over his friend's dojo. He uses his fists and his wits to fight off the bad guys.

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What happens

Black Belt Jones is a 1974 American blaxploitation martial arts film directed by Robert Clouse and starring Jim Kelly and Gloria Hendry. The film is a spiritual successor to Clouse's prior film Enter the Dragon, in which Kelly had a supporting role. Here, Kelly features in his first starring role as the eponymous character, a local hero who fights the Mafia and a local drug dealer threatening his friend's dojo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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