The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969)

Directed by

Jesús Franco

Genre

drama film, horror film, adventure film, science fiction film, crime film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

PG

Rating

3.7 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective tries to stop the villainous Dr. Fu Manchu from flooding the world's oceans. The plot sends him to Istanbul where he encounters traps and henchmen.

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What happens

The Castle of Fu Manchu (German: Die Folterkammer des Dr. Fu Man Chu, lit. 'The Torture Chamber of Dr. Fu Manchu', Spanish: El castillo de Fu-Manchu), released in 1969, is the fifth and final Dr. Fu Manchu film with Christopher Lee portraying the title character. Directed by Jesús Franco, is an English-language co-production among various European countries including the UK, Spain, and West Germany. The film is also known as Assignment Istanbul. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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