The Face of Fu Manchu

Poster of The Face of Fu Manchu

The Face of Fu Manchu is a 1965 British/German co-production thriller based on the character of Fu Manchu, the Chinese villain created by Sax Rohmer. Don Sharp directed, with Christopher Lee as Fu Manchu and Nigel Green as Nayland Smith, the Scotland Yard detective in his pursuit.

It was produced by Harry Alan Towers in a co-production for Hallam Films and Constantin Film and was filmed on location in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The film was the first in a series of five, the next of which was The Brides of Fu Manchu.

Plot

A ghostly execution of world mastermind criminal Fu Manchu is witnessed by nemesis Nayland Smith. Back in England, however, it is increasingly apparent that Fu Manchu is still operating. Smith is quick to detect that the execution he witnessed was that of a double, an actor hypnotised into taking Fu Manchu's place. The villain is back in London, working from a secret base underneath the River Thames. He has kidnapped the esteemed Professor Muller, who holds the key to a potentially deadly solution from the seeds of a rare Tibetan flower.

Cast of characters

• Nigel Green as Sir Denis Nayland Smith
• Tsai Chin as Lin Tang
• Christopher Lee as Fu Manchu
• Joachim Fuchsberger as Carl Jannsen
• Karin Dor as Maria Muller
• James Robertson Justice as Sir Charles
• Howard Marion-Crawford as Dr.Petrie
• Walter Rilla as Professor Muller
• Harry Brogan as Professor Gaskell
• Jim Norton as Mathius

Also featuring

• Archie O'Sullivan as Chamberlain
• Edwin Richfield as Chief Magistrate
• Joe Lynch as Custodian
• Ric Young as Grand Lama
• Jack O'Reilly as Police Constable
• Kevin Flood as Policeman on Traffic duty
• John Franklin as Morgue Attendant
• Derek Young as Official at Village
• Peter Mosbacher as Hanumon
• Poulet Tu as Lotus
• Deborah DeLacey as Slave Girl
• Peter Mayock as British Soldier No. 1 at Fleetwick
• Aiden Grennel as Security Guard
• Ray Macklin as British Soldier No. 2 at Fleetwick
• Conor Evans as Police Officer on boat at Thames River (calling out to Nayland Smith)

References

External links

• The Face of Fu Manchu at the Internet Movie Database
• The Face of Fu Manchu at AllMovie