The Brides of Fu Manchu
The Brides of Fu Manchu is a 1966 British/West German Constantin Film co-production adventure crime film based on the fictional Chinese villain Dr. Fu Manchu, created by Sax Rohmer. It was the second film in a series, and was preceded by The Face of Fu Manchu. The Vengeance of Fu Manchu followed in 1967, The Blood of Fu Manchu in 1968, and The Castle of Fu Manchu in 1969. It was produced by Harry Alan Towers for Hallam Productions. Like the first film, it was directed by Don Sharp, and starred Christopher Lee as Fu Manchu. Nigel Green was replaced by Douglas Wilmer as Scotland Yard detective Nayland Smith.[1]
| The Brides of Fu Manchu | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Don Sharp |
| Produced by | Harry Alan Towers Oliver A. Unger |
| Written by | Harry Alan Towers |
| Starring | Christopher Lee Marie Versini Tsai Chin |
| Music by | Bruce Montgomery |
| Cinematography | Ernest W. Steward |
Release date | 2 September 1966 |
Running time | 93 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom West Germany |
| Language | English |
The action takes place mainly in London, where much of the location filming took place.
Plot
In 1924, Dr. Fu Manchu, his army of dacoits and his vicious daughter Lin Tang are kidnapping the daughters of prominent scientists and taking them to his remote island, where he demands that the fathers help him to build a device that transmits blast waves through a radio transmitter, which he intends to use to take over the world. He plans to keep (even wed) the girls in question. But Dr. Fu Manchu's archenemy, Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard, is determined not to let that happen.[2]
Cast
- Christopher Lee as Dr. Fu Manchu
- Douglas Wilmer as Nayland Smith
- Heinz Drache as Franz Baumer
- Marie Versini as Marie Lentz
- Howard Marion-Crawford as Dr. Petrie
- Tsai Chin as Lin Tang
- Rupert Davies as Jules Merlin
- Kenneth Fortescue as Sergeant Spicer
- Joseph Furst as Otto Lentz
- Roger Hanin as Inspector Pierre Grimaldi
- Harald Leipnitz as Nikki Sheldon
- Carole Gray as Michèle Merlin
- Burt Kwouk as Feng[3]
- Francesca Tu as Lotus
References
- Vagg, Stephen (27 July 2019). "Unsung Aussie Filmmakers: Don Sharp – A Top 25". Filmink.
- https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a665798
- https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a665798
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