Movie

The Castle of Fu Manchu

1969 · 92 min

A creaky, low-budget villainous caper that plays like a sluggish, occasionally surreal B-movie.

Overview: The evil mastermind Fu Manchu plots his latest scheme to basically freeze over the Earth's oceans with his diabolical new device. Opposing him is his arch-nemesis, Interpol's very British Nayland Smith.
How it feels: Campy, dark, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and easy to follow.
About: Crime, power, corruption, obsession
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
power
corruption
obsession
betrayal
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild