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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

BEWARE! See this movie - An hour later you'll want to see it again!

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$10700000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

08 August 1980

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Fu Manchu / Nayland Smith

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Alice Rage

David Tomlinson

David Tomlinson

Sir Roger Avery

Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar

Joe Capone

Simon Williams

Simon Williams

Robert Townsend

Steve Franken

Steve Franken

Peter Williams

Stratford Johns

Stratford Johns

Ismail

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Perkins

John Sharp

John Sharp

Sir Thuud

Clément Harari

Clément Harari

Dr. Wretch

Kwan-Young Lee

Kwan-Young Lee

Tang

Burt Kwouk

Burt Kwouk

Fu Manchu's Servant

Derek Martin

Derek Martin

Museum Guard

Philip Tan

Philip Tan

Dacoit

Clive Dunn

Clive Dunn

Keeper of the Keys - London Tower

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