''Africa Express'' is a 1975 Italian adventure film starring

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Giuliano Gemma Giuliano Gemma (2 September 1938 – 1 October 2013) was an Italian actor. He is best known internationally for his work in Spaghetti Westerns, particularly for his performances as the title character in Duccio Tessari's ''A Pistol for Ringo'' (1 ...

, and

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that was filmed in

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. A sequel ''

Safari Express ''Safari Express'' is a 1976 Italian-German adventure- comedy film directed by Duccio Tessari. It is the sequel of ''Africa Express''. Cast * Ursula Andress: Miriam * Giuliano Gemma: John Baxter * Jack Palance: Van Daalen * Peter Martell: H ...

'' with the same leads followed a year later.

Plot

John Baxter is a freewheeling trader of goods in

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with a pet

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and one dream: to save enough money to buy a

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. Madeleine Cooper is the lady of mystery he runs into as she flees from Hunter.

Cast

as John Baxter *

as Madeleine Cooper *

as William Hunter * as Father Gasparetto *

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as Lily *

Rossana Di Lorenzo Rossana Di Lorenzo (4 March 1938 – 13 August 2022) was an Italian film actress. Life and career Born in Rome, the sister of actor Maurizio Arena, she debuted in a main role in 1970, playing Alberto Sordi's wife in a segment of the antholog ...

as Mitzy *

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as Hunter's Henchman * John Wener as Louis Renois *

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* Sergio Smacchi *

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* Werner Doll * Biba the

Reception

Italian film critic Marco Giusti calls the film a "cute little movie" (Italian: "filmetto carino"), the best being Ursula Andress dressed as dirty sister.

Bibliography

External links

* * 1975 films 1970s action adventure films 1970s Italian-language films Films directed by Michele Lupo Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis Italian action adventure films Films with screenplays by Mario Amendola 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub