Directed by:
Jesús FrancoCinematography:
Manuel MerinoComposer:
Daniel WhiteCast:
Christopher Lee, Götz George, Richard Greene, Maria Rohm, Tsai Chin, Shirley Eaton, Howard Marion-Crawford, Loni von Friedl, Ricardo Palacios, Francesca Tu (more)VOD (1)
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The first of several collaborations between cult director Jesus Franco and British producer Harry Alan Towers, this horror-tinged adventure is full of jungle action, creative murders, and violent sexual sadism. Christopher Lee portrays the mysterious Asian madman Fu Manchu, plotting world domination from his secret headquarters underneath the Amazon rainforest. Fu has discovered a rare poison which affects only men, and uses it as lipstick for ten beautiful women, who are to deliver a kiss of death to each of 10 public officials. Carl Jansen (Gotz George) and Sir Denis Nayland Smith (Richard Greene), a pair of Scotland Yard detectives, track Fu Manchu to his underground hideout and -- with the aid of Dr. Ronald Petrie (Howard Marion Crawford) -- search for the antidote to the deadly poison. Lee's wooden performance is alleviated by an amusing turn by Ricardo Palacios as a revolutionary, and a beautiful female cast. Vicente Roca and Marcelo Arroita Jauregui also appear in this entertaining, if extremely sexist, fourth entry in the Fu Manchu series. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Christopher Lee
UK
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Götz George
German Empire
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Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)
Nichts als die Wahrheit (1999)
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Richard Greene
UK
Best movies:
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The Black Castle (1952)
Maria Rohm
Austria
Best movies:
The Call of the Wild (1972)
Treasure Island (1972)
Five Golden Dragons (1967)
Tsai Chin
China
Best movies:
Casino Royale (2006)
Blow-Up (1966)
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Shirley Eaton
UK
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
Ten Little Indians (1965)
Doctor in the House (1954)
Howard Marion-Crawford
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
Loni von Friedl
Austria
Best movies:
The Blue Max (1966)
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)
The Moment to Kill (1968)
Ricardo Palacios
Spain
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Francesca Tu
China
Best movies:
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Highway Society (2000)
The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
Robert Rietty
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Marcelo Arroita-Jáuregui
Spain
Best movies:
The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966)
The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)
Vicente Roca
Best movies:
Companeros (1970)
Tristana (1970)
Ace High (1968)