''Jane and the Lost City'' is a 1987 UK film, based on the British

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'' Jane'' by

Norman Pett Norman Pett (12 April 1891, Kings Norton, Worcestershire – 16 February 1960, Sussex) was an English artist who, in 1932, created the famous cartoon character ''Jane'' for the ''Daily Mirror''. Early life Pett was born on 12 April 1891 in Kin ...

. An adventure comedy set during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, the film was directed by Terry Marcel, and stars Kirsten Hughes in the title role, Sam Jones, Maud Adams, Jasper Carrott and Robin Bailey.

Synopsis

British

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Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from ...

sends Jane (Hughes) and the

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge o ...

(Bailey) on a mission to prevent the diamonds of the fabled Lost City from falling into enemy hands. Journeying to

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

where they are joined by Jungle Jack Buck (Jones), their quest is dogged by

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agents Lola Pagola and Heinrich (Adams and Carrott). ''Jane and the Lost City'' emulates the mild eroticism of its source material, having the heroine lose items of her clothing several times during the narrative. Despite this, the film was released as PG (Parental Guidance) in the USA.

Cast

* Sam J. Jones – ‘Jungle’ Jack Buck * Maud Adams – Lola Pagola *

Jasper Carrott Robert Norman Davis (born 14 March 1945), best known by his stage name, Jasper Carrott, is an English comedian, actor and television presenter. Early life Born in Shaftmoor Lane, Acocks Green, in Birmingham, Carrott was educated at Acocks Gr ...

– Heinrich / Herman / Hans * Kirsten Hughes – Jane *

Graham Stark Graham William Stark (20 January 1922 – 29 October 2013) was an English comedian, actor, writer and director. Early life The son of a purser on transatlantic liners,

– Tombs *

Robin Bailey William Henry Mettam "Robin" Bailey (5 October 1919 – 14 January 1999) was an English actor. He was born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. Often cast in upper class and tradition-bound roles such as Mr Justice Graves in Thames Television's '' ...

– The Colonel * Ian Roberts – Carl *Elsa O'Toole – The Leopard Queen *John Rapley – Dr. Schell *Charles Comyn – Paddy *Ian Steadman – Capt. Fawcett *

Graham Armitage Graham Armitage (24 April 1936 – 6 March 1999) was an English stage, film and television actor. Armitage was born in Blackpool in Lancashire, the son of Albert Edward Armitage (1908–1959) and Isabel W. ''née'' Bailes (1909–). In 1947 Harv ...

– Gen. Smythe-Paget *Richard Huggett – Winston Churchill *Andrew Buckland – Grenville *Albert Raphael – Rashleigh *James White – Scott *Victor Gallucci – Muller *Patrick Hugnin – German Pilot *John Alton – Freddy *Magnum – Fritz the dog *Dharmarajen Sabapathee - Indian chief

Production notes

Location filming took place in

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Releases

The film was released on DVD in 2001 by Anchor Bay.

References

External links

* * 1987 films 1980s adventure comedy films British adventure comedy films Films based on British comics Films based on comic strips Films directed by Terry Marcel Films set in Africa Live-action films based on comics British World War II films Films shot in Mauritius Cultural depictions of Winston Churchill 1987 comedy films 1980s English-language films 1980s British films {{comics-film-stub