Cleopatra Jones

1973

Action / Crime / Thriller

14
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 45% · 15 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 45% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 3761 3.8K

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Plot summary

After federal agent Cleopatra Jones orders the burning of a Turkish poppy field, the notorious drug lord Mommy vows to destroy her.

Director

Jack Starrett Photo
Jack Starrett

Top cast

Tamara Dobson Photo
Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra Jones
Gene LeBell Photo
Gene LeBell as Mommy's Henchman
Albert Popwell Photo
Albert Popwell as Matthew Johnson
George Reynolds Photo
George Reynolds as Fireplug
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731.53 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
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1.4 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by JasparLamarCrabb 6 / 10

A Classic

A really witty film starring the striking Tamara Dobson in the title role. Cleopatra is a DEA officer bent on putting crime queen Shelly Winters out of business. Winters puts up quite a fight. Director Jack Starrett keeps things moving at a fast clip with a lot of great set pieces: Dobson taking out would-be assassins at a baggage carousel; a really great car chase sequence through LA; an out-of-left field car crash involving two tow trucks & a Rolls. Dobson is not only beautiful but a terrific actress, very believable despite the high fashion wardrobe (must be seen to be believed). Winters is fun with Technicolor red hair and the dependable Bernie Casey is in it too. Best of all is kooky Antonio Fargas as one of Winters' less cooperative soldiers. A classic.
Reviewed by Uriah43 6 / 10

A Slightly Flawed Diamond in the Rough

"Cleopatra Jones" (Tamara Dobson) is a Special Agent for the United States whose primary mission concerns itself with drug interdiction. As a result she travels to Turkey and oversees the destruction of a huge poppy field which just happens to be a main source of heroin for an American mob boss by the name of "Mommy" (Shelley Winters). Needless to say the destruction of this poppy field infuriates Mommy who decides to get her revenge by closing a halfway house in Los Angeles which is near and dear to Cleopatra Jones. This news brings Cleopatra back to Los Angeles where Mommy already has plans to eliminate her one way or the other. Now rather than reveal any more of this movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that even though this isn't the most realistic "blaxploitation movie" ever filmed it does have a few good things going for it. The first good attribute is the presence of Tamara Dobson who was both sexy and elegant at the same time. Another good aspect of this film pertained to the excellent timing of the movie during a period when quality blaxploitation films like this were in high demand but low supply. It was sort of a diamond in the rough so to speak. That's not to say that there weren't flaws of course but overall this movie was enjoyable and because of that I rate it as slightly above average.
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