''Tiger Joe'' ( it, Fuga dall'arcipelago maledetto) is a 1982 Italian
adventure film
An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, ani ...
written and directed by
Antonio Margheriti
Antonio Margheriti (19 September 1930 – 4 November 2002), also known under the pseudonyms Anthony M. Dawson and Antony Daisies ("daisies" is "margherite" in Italian), was an Italian filmmaker. Margheriti worked in many different genres in th ...
and starring
David Warbeck
David Warbeck (born David Mitchell; 17 November 1941 – 23 July 1997) was a New Zealand actor and model best known for his roles in European exploitation and horror films.
A native of Christchurch, New Zealand, Warbeck became involved in local ...
,
Annie Belle
Annie Brilland (born 10 December 1956) is a retired French actress and social worker. Her acting career began in 1974. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s she had varied roles in both French and Italian cinema, working with such directors as Jean R ...
and
Tony King.
[Kim Worthy. "Tiger Joe" in ''Vietnam War Feature Filmography: An Encyclopedic Reference of Imaginative Films about Vietnam''. J.-J. Malo, 1992. pp. 391-2.]
Plot
Tiger Joe is a former
US Army Special Forces
The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, are a special operations force of the United States Army.
The Green Berets are geared towards nine doctrinal mis ...
Vietnam Veteran now gunrunning to anti-
Khmer Rouge
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freedom fighters. When his plane is shot down, Tiger Joe joins a female rebel in her fight.
Cast
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David Warbeck
David Warbeck (born David Mitchell; 17 November 1941 – 23 July 1997) was a New Zealand actor and model best known for his roles in European exploitation and horror films.
A native of Christchurch, New Zealand, Warbeck became involved in local ...
as Joe "Tiger Joe"
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Annie Belle
Annie Brilland (born 10 December 1956) is a retired French actress and social worker. Her acting career began in 1974. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s she had varied roles in both French and Italian cinema, working with such directors as Jean R ...
as Kia
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Tony King as "Midnight" Washington
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Alan Collins as Lenny
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Giancarlo Badessi
Giancarlo Badessi (1928 – 2011) was an Italian actor.
Life and career
Born in Lecco, at the age of almost 40 Badessi gave up his daily job as an accountant to embrace the theatre, making his debut in a stage play directed by Giancarlo Cob ...
as Bronski
Production
Cinematographer Riccardo Pallottini died in a helicopter crash during production.
[''Margheriti and The Last Hunter'' Documentary, 2007. Last accessed: September 2008.]
See also
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List of Italian films of 1982
A list of films produced in Italy in 1982 (see 1982 in film):
References Footnotes
Sources
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External linksItalian films of 1982at the Internet Movie Database
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References
External links
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''Tiger Joe''at
Variety Distribution
Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company.
It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward.
History
Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has been in the film p ...
1980s adventure films
Films directed by Antonio Margheriti
Films scored by Carlo Savina
Italian adventure films
Cold War films
Macaroni Combat films
Films shot in the Philippines
Films set in Cambodia
1980s Italian films
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