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The Castle of Fu Manchu (also known by its German title Die Folterkammer des Dr. Fu Man Chu) is a 1969 film and the fifth and final Fu Manchu film with Christopher Lee portraying the title character.
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| Directed by | Jess Franco |
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| Written by | Manfred Barthel |
| Based on | Characters by Sax Rohmer |
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| Cinematography | Manuel Merino |
| Edited by | John Colville |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Screenplay
Supercriminal Fu Manchu plots to freeze the world's oceans with a diabolical new device. With his evil daughter, Lin Tang, his army of dacoits, and the help of the local crime organization led by Omar Pasha (whom Fu Manchu double-crosses), Fu Manchu takes over the governor's castle in Istanbul which has a massive opium reserve, to control the largest opium port in Anatolia, a fuel for his machine. Fu Manchu needs the help of an intelligent scientist with an ailing heart whom he has imprisoned. In order to keep the scientist alive he kidnaps a doctor and his wife to give the scientist a heart transplant from one of his obedient servants. Opposing him from Britain's Interpol are his nemeses Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie.
- Christopher Lee as Fu Manchu
- Richard Greene as Nayland Smith
- Howard Marion Crawford as Doctor Petrie
- Gunther Stoll as Dr. Curt Kessler
- Rosalba Neri as Lisa
- Maria Perschy as Dr. Ingrid Cox
- Jose Manuel Martin as Omar Pasha
- Werner Aprelat as Melnik
- Tsai Chin as Lin Tang
- Gustavo Re as Dr. Heracles
Airing on 18 January 1992 The Castle of Fu Manchu was 'riffed' on the Comedy Central television show Mystery Science Theater 3000, Season 3 Episode 23, and is widely considered to be the film that came closest to breaking Joel and the 'bots.
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