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Wikipedia article




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'The Castle of Fu Manchu' (, ) is a 1969 film and the fifth and final Dr. Fu Manchu film with Christopher Lee portraying the title character.

Plot



Supercriminal Dr. Fu Manchu plots to freeze the world's oceans with a diabolical new device. With his beautiful but evil daughter, Lin Tang, his army of dacoits, and the help of the local crime organization led by Omar Pasha (whom Dr. Fu Manchu double-crosses), Dr. Fu Manchu takes over the governor's castle in Istanbul, which has a massive opium reserve, to control the largest opium port in Anatolia, since the drug is an important ingredient for the fuel for his machine. Dr. 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 branch of Interpol are his nemeses, Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie.

Cast



Credits adapted from the booklet of the Powerhouse Films Blu-ray boxset 'The Fu Manchu Cycle: 1965-1969'.

*Christopher Lee as Fu Manchu

*Tsai Chin as Lin Tang

*Maria Perschy as Dr. Ingrid Koch

*Richard Greene as Nayland Smith

*Howard Marion-Crawford as Dr. Petrie

*Gnther Stoll as Dr. Curt Kessler

*Rosalba Neri as Lisa

*Jos Manuel Martn as Omar Pasha

*Werner Aprelat as Melnik

'Uncredited:'

*Mike Brendel as Pasha's Gunman

*Jess Franco as Inspector Hamid

*Herbert Fux as Governor

*Osvaldo Genazzani as Sir Robert

*Burt Kwouk as Feng

*Gustavo Re as Professor Heracles

*Gene Reyes as Hamid's Aide

*Moiss Augusto Rocha as Fu's Henchman

Home media



Blue Underground released the film on DVD under 'The Christopher Lee Collection' in 2003.[https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s950lee.html DVD Savant Review: The Blue Underground Christopher Lee Collection on DVD Talk]

In popular culture



In 1992, 'The Castle of Fu Manchu' was featured in 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' (Season 3, Episode 23). Towards the end, Joel comments that Roger Ebert liked the movie; however, in 1993 Ebert stated he had "never seen it." The episode marked the closest Joel and the Bots came to losing their sanity due to the poor quality of the movie.[https://www.rifftrax.com/mst3k-the-castle-of-fu-manchu RiffTrax]

See also



*'A Night to Remember'-Titanic sinking scene used for this movie

*List of films considered the worst

References




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