The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

– Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1980
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)

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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Producing Country:
USA, UK
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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980) - Trailer

Release Date:

08 Aug 1980

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Piers Haggard, Richard Quine, Peter Sellers

Writer:

Rudy Dochtermann (screenplay), Jim Moloney (screenplay), Sax Rohmer (novel)

Main Actors:

Peter Sellers, Helen Mirren, David Tomlinson, Sid Caesar

Plot:

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. Nayland suspects Fu will kidnap the king and queen and demand the George V diamond as ransom. Scotland Yard recruits Alice Rage to stand-in for the queen. Fu nabs the "fake" queen; Rage becomes enamored of Fu and aids him in his quest for the George V diamond.

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Production:

Warner Bros.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
18%