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Black Cobra (film series) Directed by Stelvio Massi
Edoardo Margheriti
Umberto LenziProduced by Luciano Appignani Written by Danilo Massi
Gaetano RussoStarring Fred Williamson Music by Paolo Rustichelli
Aldo Salvi
Detto MarianoCinematography Stelvio Massi
Guglielmo Mancori
John WylerEditing by Alessandro Lucidi
Vanio AmiciDistributed by L’Immagine S.r.l. Release date(s) 1987-1990 Running time 359 min. Country Italy
United StatesLanguage Italian
EnglishBlack Cobra (Cobra nero in Italy) is an Italian Blaxploitation series of four action films. All of its films are centered around Robert 'Bob' Malone (Fred Williamson), a maverick police detective who deals out his own brand of justice.
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Overview
The following are plot summaries for the entire Black Cobra series.
Black Cobra
The film was released in 1987. When a beautiful photographer (Eva Grimaldi) witnesses a murder committed by the leader (Bruno Bilotta) of a vicious motorcycle gang, it's up to Malone to protect her. The gang throws everything they've got at Malone to eliminate the eyewitness, but Malone is tough-as-nails.
The plot is identical to Cobra (1986 film) Starring Sylvester Stallone.[citation needed]
Black Cobra 2
The film was released in 1988. Malone is back and this time he finds himself in the Philippines due to a law-enforcement exchange program that his boss ordered. While picking up his luggage at the airport Malone is pickpocketed. An Interpol agent named Lt. Kevin McCall (Nicholas Hammond) tracks down the thief with Malone, only to find the thief dead. After this Malone and McCall uncover clues leading to a terrorist who will kill anyone in his way.
Black Cobra 3: Manila Connection
The film was released in 1990. Malone is called in by Interpol to track down some pawns who stole a vital arms shipment in the Philippines. Once the thieves are tracked down, Malone mounts his assault on the criminals' jungle fortress.
Black Cobra 4 (Detective Malone)
The film was released in 1990. A gang of Arab terrorists kidnaps a scientific engineer in order to create a device that will make international terrorism more powerful.
External links
- Black Cobra is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
Categories:- American films
- Film series
- Action films by series
- Films directed by Umberto Lenzi
- Action film stubs
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