The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)

Directed by

Richard Quine, Peter Sellers

Genre

comedy film, science fiction film, parody film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Peter Sellers plays both a brilliant but mad scientist and the detective who pursues him. The movie follows their comedic cat-and-mouse game as the villain tries to take over the world.

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What happens

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1980 comedy film, most notable as the final film of Peter Sellers. Based on characters created by Sax Rohmer, the movie stars Sellers in the dual role of Fu Manchu, a megalomaniacal Chinese evil genius, and his nemesis, English gentleman detective Nayland Smith. Pre-production began with Richard Quine as director. By the time production commenced, Piers Haggard had replaced him. Sellers handled the re-shoots himself. Released two weeks after Sellers' death, the movie was a commercial and critical failure. It was also the final film appearance for David Tomlinson, who retired from acting shortly before its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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