Hong Kong Synopsis
“6' 2" of dynamite caught in the web of international intrigue!”
When fellow operatives and friends disappear during a mission in Hong Kong, Cleopatra Jones comes to help. She discovers the disappearance involves The Dragon Lady, a feared lipstick lesbian who runs a casino and the local drug trade.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shaw Brothers
Action + Adventure in Hong Kong
81 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold itself).
The 1974–1976 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1974-1976 Hong Kong release window, Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold sits at #25 of 35. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Hong Kong, 122 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold premiered alongside 7 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 7 other Hong Kong films in 1975.
The 56th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
21 audience reviews — more than 43% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 11th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- blaxploitation cinema · 2
- heroin · 1
- casino · 6
- kung fu · 121
- hong kong · 73
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #627 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #406 of 516 (top 79%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers, Harbor Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | July 11, 1975 |
| IMDb | tt0072791 |