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Director:
Terry Marcel
Writer:
Mervyn Haisman (writer)
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Release Date:
September 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy more
Plot:
Jane and the Colonel must journey to Africa to the lost city to retrieve the diamonds before the Nazis do. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Sam J. Jones ... Jungle Jack

Maud Adams ... Lola Pagola
Jasper Carrott ... Heinrich / Herman / Hans
Kirsten Hughes ... Jane
Graham Stark ... Tombs
Robin Bailey ... The Colonel
Ian Roberts ... Carl
Elsa O'Toole ... The Leopard Queen
John Rapley ... Dr. Schell
Charles Comyn ... Paddy
Ian Steadman ... Capt. Fawcett
Graham Armitage ... Gen. Smythe-Paget
Richard Huggett ... Churchill
Andrew Buckland ... Grenville
Albert Raphael ... Rashleigh
James White ... Scott
Victor Gallucci ... Muller
Patrick Hugnin ... German Pilot
John Alton ... Freddy
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Directed by
Terry Marcel 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Mervyn Haisman  writer

Produced by
Terry Marcel .... executive producer
Harry Robertson .... producer
 
Original Music by
Harry Robertson 
 
Cinematography by
Paul Beeson 
 
Film Editing by
Alan Jones 
 
Costume Design by
Michael Baldwin 
 
Sound Department
Rupert Scrivener .... dubbing mixer
 
Visual Effects by
Ray Caple .... optical effects
Tony Willis .... effects cameraman (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Derek V. Browne .... camera operator
 
Editorial Department
Mark Mostyn .... assistant editor
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:93 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Singapore:PG | USA:PG | UK:PG
Filming Locations:
Mauritius
Company:
Glen Film Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
'Sam J. Jones'' bare-chested torture, in which he's spreadeagled beneath a cluster of dangling, about-to-drop spears, may have been inspired by a similar ordeal inflicted on Mark Forest in the 1963 movie, Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo (1963). more
Quotes:
Jane: [admiring Jungle Jack's knife] Oooh! That is a big one.
Jungle Jack: You ain't seen nothin' yet, baby.
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5 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
The good old days, 6 December 1998
10/10
Author: Len Lawrence from Edinburgh, Scotland

For someone who remembers Jane in the Daily Mirror strip cartoon, viewing this film is an exercise in nostalgia. In that context it is wonderful, but younger viewers would undoubtedly find the comedy limp and would miss the point that the actors are cartoon characters. The plotline is also a bit limp for today's audience, but reflects the naivety of the 40s and 50s very well. Jane, you must remember, was part of the escapist fantasy of the wartime years, created to boost the morale of the troops. She gave a double meaning to the "strip" in strip cartoon.

The story has something in common with the tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Rider Haggard. The theme would have been a familiar one to readers in that era, a bunch of bumbling Nazis thwarted by a few equally bumbling Englanders, and set in the African jungle of course.

For Jane fans, a must see. For the rest of you, a damp squib.

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