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The Face of Fu Manchu

1965 · 96 min

A colourful old-fashioned pulp adventure, full of sinister schemes and narrow escapes, that rattles along pleasantly without ever feeling truly dangerous.

Tagline
Obey Fu Manchu Or Every Living Thing Will Die!
Overview
Grisly strangulations in London alert Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard to the possibility that fiendish Fu Manchu may not after all be dead, even though Smith witnessed his execution. A killer spray made from Tibetan berries seems to be involved and clues keep leading back to the Thames.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • power
  • obsession
  • deception
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
Don Sharp
Written by
Harry Alan Towers
Starring
Christopher Lee, Nigel Green, Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, James Robertson Justice, Howard Marion-Crawford, Tsai Chin, Walter Rilla
Cinematography
Ernest Steward
Runtime
96 min
Country
Germany, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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