The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

1h 48min

Comedy

Horror

Crime

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.

Production Companies

Playboy Enterprises

Orion Pictures

Braun Entertainment Group

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Fu Manchu / Nayland Smith
Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Alice Rage
David Tomlinson

David Tomlinson

Sir Roger Avery
Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar

Joe Capone
Simon Williams

Simon Williams

Robert Townsend
Steve Franken

Steve Franken

Peter Williams
John Sharp

John Sharp

Sir Thuud
Clément Harari

Clément Harari

Dr. Wretch
Burt Kwouk

Burt Kwouk

Fu Manchu's Servant
Derek Martin

Derek Martin

Museum Guard
Clive Dunn

Clive Dunn

Keeper of the Keys - London Tower

Release date

8th Aug 1980

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English