Hunters of the Golden Cobra

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Hunters of the Golden Cobra
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Directed by Antonio Margheriti
Written byTito Carpi
Gianfranco Couyoumdjian
Starring David Warbeck
Luciano Pigozzi
Music by Carlo Savina
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguagesItalian
English

Hunters of the Golden Cobra (Italian: I Cacciatori del Cobra d'Oro) is an Italian 1982 action film starring David Warbeck. It was directed by Antonio Margheriti, and is one of several Italian imitations of Raiders of the Lost Ark , shot in an exotic location involving the recovery of supernatural relics. [1]

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Cast

Release

Hunters of the Golden Cobra was released in the United States in March 1984. [2] [3]

Critical reception

Fantastic Movie Musings & Ramblings wrote, "the violence is a bit nastier than that of RAIDERS, and the script seems like it was thrown together without much care, but I rather like the British soldier who is paired with the hero. Still, this one is routine at best." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fantastic Movie Musings & Ramblings - THE HUNTERS OF THE GOLDEN COBRA (1982)". Scifilm.org. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  2. Willis 1985, p. 158.
  3. Willis 1985, p. 206.

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