The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)

Directed by

Don Sharp

Genre

horror film, adventure film, science fiction film, crime thriller film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

U

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Fu Manchu kidnaps a scientist's daughter to force him to build a death ray. A Scotland Yard detective and a doctor team up to stop him.

suspensefulcampyfast-pacedmelodramaticdatedaction-packedformulaiclurid

What happens

The Brides of Fu Manchu is a 1966 British/West German Constantin Film co-production adventure crime film based on the fictional Chinese villain Dr. Fu Manchu, created by Sax Rohmer. It was the second film in a series, and was preceded by The Face of Fu Manchu. The Vengeance of Fu Manchu followed in 1967, The Blood of Fu Manchu in 1968, and The Castle of Fu Manchu in 1969. It was produced by Harry Alan Towers for Hallam Productions. Like the first film, it was directed by Don Sharp, and starred Christopher Lee as Fu Manchu. Nigel Green was replaced by Douglas Wilmer as Scotland Yard detective Nayland Smith. The action takes place mainly in London, where much of the location filming took place. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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