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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.[2]

Jungle Raiders
Directed by	Antonio Margheriti
Screenplay by	Giovanni Simonelli[1]
Story by	Giovanni Simonelli[1]
Starring	Christopher Connelly Mary Costa Lee Van Cleef
Cinematography	Guglielmo Mancori[1]
Edited by	Alberto Moriani[1]
Music by	Carl Taormina[1]
Production company	L'Immagine[1]
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	1985
Country	Italy[2]

Plot

Captain Yankee (Christopher Connelly) 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

• Christopher Connelly as Captain Yankee
• Lee Van Cleef as Warren
• Marina Costa as Maria Janez
• Luciano Pigozzi as Gin Fizz (as Alan Collins)
• Dario Pontonutti
• Mike Monty
• Rene Abadeza as Alain

Releases

Jungle Raiders was released in 1985.[3]

Reception

In a retrospective review, Jeremy Wheeler (AllMovie) stated 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

Sources

External links

• Jungle Raiders at IMDb
• Jungle Raiders at Variety Distribution

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