The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
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| The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | |
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| Directed by | Piers Haggard Peter Sellers Richard Quine |
| Produced by | Zev Braun Leland Nolan Hugh Hefner |
| Written by | Rudy Dochtermann Jim Moloney |
| Starring | Peter Sellers Helen Mirren David Tomlinson Sid Caesar John Le Mesurier |
| Music by | Marc Wilkinson |
| Cinematography | Jean Tournier |
| Editing by | Claudine Bouché Russell Lloyd |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures Corporation Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | August 8, 1980 |
| Running time | 101 min. |
| Country | U.K. / U.S. |
| Language | English |
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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu is the final movie to star Peter Sellers while he was alive. It is directed by Piers Haggard but directing was later taken over by Sellers himself, then later Richard Quine. Based on characters created by Sax Rohmer, the film stars Sellers in the dual roles of Fu Manchu and Nayland Smith (he also appears in an uncredited cameo as a Mexican bandito). Released less than a month after his death, the film was neither a commercial nor a critical success.
[edit] Plot
The story concerns the 168-year old Fu Manchu, who must find the ingredients to the elixir vitae, which gives him extended life. Standing in his way is his archnemesis, Nayland Smith, now retired.
[edit] Cast
In addition to Sellers, the film features Sid Caesar as FBI agent Joe Capone, David Tomlinson as Scotland Yard inspector Sir Roger Avery and Helen Mirren as Policewoman Helen Rage. Burt Kwouk, Sellers' longtime co-star in The Pink Panther films, makes a cameo appearance as a Fu Manchu minion, prompting the inside joke that Fu thinks he looks familiar.
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