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Jungle Raiders (1985 film)

Jungle Raiders (Italian: La leggenda del rubino malese, lit. 'Legend of the Malaysian ruby') is a 1985 adventure film directed by Antonio Margheriti.[1][2] The film stars Christopher Connelly and Lee Van Cleef.

Jungle Raiders
Directed byAntonio Margheriti
Screenplay byGiovanni Simonelli[1]
Story byGiovanni Simonelli[1]
Starring
CinematographyGuglielmo Mancori[1]
Edited byAlberto Moriani[1]
Music byCarl Taormina[1]
Production
company
L'Immagine[1]
Distributed byVariety Distribution
Release date
  • 1985 (1985)
CountryItaly[2]

Plot

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Captain Yankee and his friend make a living by selling fake adventure dreams to rich foreigners. With the help of some natives, they let their rich clients think they have lived fantastic adventures. One day, a Colombian museum director arrives to search for a fabulous "ruby of doom," and Captain Yankee is blackmailed into accepting the task.

Cast

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Releases

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Jungle Raiders was released in 1985.[3]

Reception

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In a retrospective review, Jeremy Wheeler (AllMovie) described the film as "Raiders of the Lost Ark rip-off that did its homework," noting that it directly stole dialogue and scenes from the film, including the snake pit scene and a kidnapping in an open market with laundry baskets. The review concluded to not "expect much else from this cheap Italian knock-off."[2]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "La leggenda del rubino malese (1985)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Wheeler.
  3. ^ Curti 2019, p. 103.

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