The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)

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Released:
1980-08-08

Overview:
Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington. The FBI sends agents Capone and Williams to England to confer with Nayland Smith, an expert on Fu.

Director:
Piers Haggard

Runtime:
1h 48min

Genre:
Comedy, Horror, Crime

  • Cast:
  • Peter Sellers
    as
    Fu Manchu / Nayland Smith
  • Helen Mirren
    as
    Alice Rage
  • David Tomlinson
    as
    Sir Roger Avery
  • Sid Caesar
    as
    Joe Capone
  • Simon Williams
    as
    Robert Townsend