Jungle Raiders (1985 film)
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Jungle Raiders, also known as Captain Yankee (in original Italian, La leggenda del rubino malese) is a 1985
Cannon Film. This film by Antonio Margheriti
stars Christopher Connelly and Lee Van Cleef
. The film was the third of three films Antonio Margheriti made in which he attempted to copy the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark
(the first films he made were Hunters of the Golden Cobra
and Ark of the Sun God).
, director Antonio Margheriti was so impressed that he was inspired to recreate adventure films like it for the Italian market. His first features to do this were Hunters of the Golden Cobra
and Ark of the Sun God with Jungle Raiders being his third. Cannon Films agreed to finance Jungle Raiders and it would be the third of five films the company produced that was inspired by Indiana Jones. The American poster art even went so far as to use the same font for the title as Raiders of the Lost Ark.
1985 in film
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Cannon Film. This film by Antonio Margheriti
Antonio Margheriti
Antonio Margheriti , also known under the pseudonym Anthony M. Dawson, was a prolific Italian filmmaker. He was born in Rome and died in 2002 from a heart attack in Monterosi, Viterbo, near Rome at the age of 72....
stars Christopher Connelly and Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef was an American film actor who appeared mostly in Western and action pictures. His sharp features and piercing eyes led to his being cast as a villain in scores of films such as High Noon, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Good The Bad and the Ugly.-Early life:Van Cleef was...
. The film was the third of three films Antonio Margheriti made in which he attempted to copy the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford. It is the first film in the Indiana Jones franchise...
(the first films he made were Hunters of the Golden Cobra
Hunters of the Golden Cobra
Hunters of the Golden Cobra is an Italian 1982 action film starring David Warbeck. It was directed by Antonio Margheriti....
and Ark of the Sun God).
Plot
Captain Yankee played by 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 to have lived fantastic adventures. One day a Colombian museum director arrives to search for a fabulous "ruby of doom" and Captain Yankee is black mailed into accepting the task.Production
After watching Raiders of the Lost ArkRaiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford. It is the first film in the Indiana Jones franchise...
, director Antonio Margheriti was so impressed that he was inspired to recreate adventure films like it for the Italian market. His first features to do this were Hunters of the Golden Cobra
Hunters of the Golden Cobra
Hunters of the Golden Cobra is an Italian 1982 action film starring David Warbeck. It was directed by Antonio Margheriti....
and Ark of the Sun God with Jungle Raiders being his third. Cannon Films agreed to finance Jungle Raiders and it would be the third of five films the company produced that was inspired by Indiana Jones. The American poster art even went so far as to use the same font for the title as Raiders of the Lost Ark.