The Castle of Fu Manchu

The Castle of Fu Manchu
German theatrical release poster
Directed by Jess Franco
Produced by
Written by Manfred Barthel[1]
Based on Characters
by Sax Rohmer
Starring
Music by
  • Carlos Camilleri
  • Malcomb Shelby
Cinematography Manuel Merino[1]
Edited by John Colville[1]
Production
companies
Running time
 92 minutes[2]
Country
  • Spain
  • West Germany
  • Italy[1]
Language English

The Castle of Fu Manchu (also known by its German title Die Folterkammer des Dr. Fu Man Chu) is a 1969 film and the fifth and final Fu Manchu film with Christopher Lee portraying the title character.

Plot

Supercriminal Fu Manchu plots to freeze the world's oceans with a diabolical new device. With his evil daughter, Lin Tang, his army of dacoits, and the help of the local crime organization led by Omar Pasha (whom Fu Manchu double-crosses), Fu Manchu takes over the governor's castle in Istanbul which has a massive opium reserve, to control the largest opium port in Anatolia, a fuel for his machine. Fu Manchu needs the help of an intelligent scientist with an ailing heart whom he has imprisoned. In order to keep the scientist alive he kidnaps a doctor and his wife to give the scientist a heart transplant from one of his obedient servants. Opposing him from Britain's Interpol are his nemeses Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie.

Cast

Airing on 18 January 1992 The Castle of Fu Manchu was 'riffed' on the Comedy Central television show Mystery Science Theater 3000, Season 3 Episode 23, and is widely considered to be the film that came closest to breaking Joel and the 'bots.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Die Folterkammer des Dr. Fu Man Chu". Filmportal.de. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Castle of Fu Manchu (A)". British Board of Film Classification. 11 September 1970. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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