---
title: 'Black Belt Jones (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Clouse'
released: '1974-01-28'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/black-belt-jones-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071221/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Black Belt Jones (1974)

1974 · 87 min · Action · United States


## Synopsis

Black Belt Jones is a 1974 American blaxploitation martial arts film directed by Robert Clouse and starring Jim Kelly and Gloria Hendry. The film is a spiritual successor to Clouse's prior film Enter the Dragon, in which Kelly had a supporting role. Here, Kelly features in his first starring role as the eponymous character, a local hero who fights the Mafia and a local drug dealer threatening his friend's dojo.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Clouse](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-clouse)
- **Screenplay:** [Alexandra Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandra-rose)
- **Producer:** [Fred Weintraub](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-weintraub)
- **Editor:** [Michael Kahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kahn)

## Cast

- [Scatman Crothers](https://cinepixo.com/people/scatman-crothers)
- [Ted Lange](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-lange)
- [Esther Sutherland](https://cinepixo.com/people/esther-sutherland)
- [Jim Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-kelly)
- [Gloria Hendry](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-hendry)
- [Alan Weeks](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-weeks)
- [Marla Gibbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/marla-gibbs)
- [Mel Novak](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-novak)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/black-belt-jones-1974
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