Tiger Joe (film)
1982 film
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Tiger Joe (Italian: Fuga dall'arcipelago maledetto) is a 1982 Italian adventure film written and directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring David Warbeck, Annie Belle and Tony King.[1][2][3]
Directed byAntonio Margheriti
Written byTito Carpi
Story byGianfranco Coujoumdjian
Produced byGianfranco Couyoumdjian
| Tiger Joe | |
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Italian theatrical release poster by Enzo Sciotti | |
| Directed by | Antonio Margheriti |
| Written by | Tito Carpi |
| Story by | Gianfranco Coujoumdjian |
| Produced by | Gianfranco Couyoumdjian |
| Starring | David Warbeck Annie Belle Tony King |
| Cinematography | Riccardo Pallottini |
| Music by | Carlo Savina |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
Tiger Joe is a former US Army Special Forces Vietnam Veteran now gunrunning to anti-Khmer Rouge freedom fighters. When his plane is shot down, Tiger Joe joins a female rebel in her fight.
Cast
- David Warbeck as Joe "Tiger Joe"
- Annie Belle as Kia
- Tony King as "Midnight" Washington
- Alan Collins as Lenny
- Giancarlo Badessi as Bronski
Production
Cinematographer Riccardo Pallottini died in a helicopter crash during production.[4]
Reception
Italian critic Tullio Kezich praised the film, claiming that it "is shot with a variety of images and rhythms sometimes lacking in its American counterparts" and "exudes a sense of cinema absent in works of far greater ambition".[5]
