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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
“BEWARE! See this movie - An hour later you'll want to see it again!”
4.9 / 10• 1980• 1h 48m•PG• English
ComedyHorrorCrime
Storyline
Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington. The FBI sends agents Capone and Williams to England to confer with Nayland Smith, an expert on Fu.
Cast & Crew
Peter Sellers
Fu Manchu / Nayland Smith
Lead
Helen Mirren
Alice Rage
David Tomlinson
Sir Roger Avery
Sid Caesar
Joe Capone
Simon Williams
Robert Townsend
Steve Franken
Peter Williams
Stratford Johns
Ismail
John Le Mesurier
Perkins
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Piers Haggard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
