The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)

Director:

Don Sharp

Writers:

Sax Rohmer (novel)
Harry Alan Towers (writer)

Release Date:

24 October 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Obey Fu Manchu Or Every Living Thing Will Die!

Plot:

Grisly strangulations in London alert Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard to the possibility that fiendish Fu Manchu may not after all be dead...

Plot Keywords:

Super Villain | Scotland Yard | Strangulation | Fu Manchu | Independent Film

Cast

Christopher Lee	...	Dr. Fu Manchu / Lee Tao
Nigel Green	...	Sir Nayland Smith
Joachim Fuchsberger	...	Karl Janssen
Karin Dor	...	Maria Muller Janssen
James Robertson Justice	...	Sir Charles / Direktor Fortescu
Howard Marion-Crawford	...	Dr. Petrie
Tsai Chin	...	Lin Tang
Walter Rilla	...	Prof. Hans Muller / Prof. Hans Merten
Harry Brogan	...	Professor Gaskell
Poulet Tu	...	Lotus
Edwin Richfield	...	Chief Magistrate
Archie O'Sullivan	...	Chamberlain
Joe Lynch	...	Robinson, vault guard
Peter Mosbacher	...	Gustav Hanumon
Eric Young	...	The Grand Lama

Also Known As:

Ich, Dr. Fu Man Chu (West Germany)
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Aifnidiasmos sto krisfygeto tou karate (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Fu Manchu - A.S. 3 operazione drago (Italy) [it]
Fu Manchu - kauhun mestari (Finland) [fi]
Fu Manchu - skräckens mästare (Sweden) [sv]
Fu Manchu 1 (Finland) (video title) [fi]
Fu Manciu: operazione Tigre (Italy) [it]
Maska tou Fu Manchu, I (Greece) [el]
Masque de Fu-Manchu, Le (France) [fr]
Regreso de Fu-Manchú, El (Spain) [es]

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

UK | West Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M (TV rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Constantin Film Produktion

Movie Connections:

Featured in "SexTV: Dragon Ladies & Kung-Fu Masters: Re-Constructing Asian American Sexualty (#6.30)" (2004)

An enjoyable film!

"The Face of Fu Manchu" is a surprisingly good horror/crime directed by Don Sharp("The Brides of Fu Manchu","Kiss of the Vampire").Fu Manchu was created by British pulp writer Sax Rohmer.This Asian super-villain appeared on screen in early 30's-in "The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu"(1929),"The Return of Fu Manchu"(1930)and in the excellent "The Mask of Fu Manchu"(1932)with Boris Karloff."The Face of Fu Manchu" is the first and best in a series made by exploitation producer Harry Alan Towers.Christopher Lee is excellent as Fu Manchu-the film is stylish and nice to look at.The opening beheading of Lee is a really haunting moment.The other Fu Manchu movies are:"The Brides of Fu Manchu"(1966),"The Vengeance of Fu Manchu"(1967),"The Castle of Fu Manchu"(1969)and "The Blood of Fu Manchu"(1968)-the last two films were directed by Jesus Franco.