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Released july th, 1973, cleopatra jones stars tamara dobson, shelley winters, bernie casey, brenda sykes the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of out of 100. Aside from cleos striking personal appearance the ads say tamara dobson is 6feet2, and i, for one, believe them, she carries an array of gadgets. Blaxploitation feature cleopatra jones, 1973, starring tamara dobson, which made enough money to justify an even more expensive sequel. Cleopatra jones, an accountant, golfer, and divorced mother of two, in hogans glen, maryland. A vast selection of titles, drmfree, with free goodies, customer love, and one fair price for all regions. Hd cleopatra jones and the casino of gold 1975 film. Cleopatra jones movie 1973 tamara dobson, bernie casey. Cleopatra jones 1973 official trailer tamara dobson crime thriller movie hd. Cleopatra jones, on the other hand, seems to be inspired in part by the james bond movies. Filmcleopatra jonesymmvcleopatra jonesif you meant one of those, just click and go. Cleopatra jones 1973 official trailer tamara dobson crime thriller movie hd cleopatra jones is a united states special agent assigned to crack down on drugtrafficking in the u.
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