The Mask of Fu Manchu 1932

Storyline

Englishmen race to find the tomb of Genghis Khan. They have to get there fast, as the evil genius Dr. Fu Manchu is also searching, and if he gets the mysteriously powerful relics, he and his diabolical daughter will enslave the world! Written by Ken Yousten

Genres: Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi

• Directors: Charles Brabin, Charles Vidor (uncredited)
• Writers: Irene Kuhn (screen play), Edgar Allan Woolf (screen play)
• Stars: Boris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen Morley

Details

• Country: USA
• Language: English
• Release Date: 5 November 1932 (USA)
• Also Known As: La máscara de Fu-Manchú
• Filming Locations: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Technical Specs

• Runtime: 68 min
• Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
• Color: Black and White
• Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu 1967

Storyline

In his remote Asian hideaway the evil Fu Manchu plots the death and discredit of his arch rival, Inspector Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard, as the first step in his plan to become leader of the world's most terrible criminals. Written by Jeremy Perkins

Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Horror

• Director: Jeremy Summers
• Writers: Sax Rohmer (characters), Harry Alan Towers (screenplay)
• Stars: Christopher Lee, Douglas Wilmer, Tsai Chin

Details

• Country: UK | Ireland | West Germany | Hong Kong
• Language: English
• Release Date: 25 May 1967 (West Germany)
• Also Known As: A Filha Diabólica de Fu Manchu
• Filming Locations: Shaw Brothers Studios, Hong Kong

Technical Specs

• Runtime: 92 min (DVD)
• Sound Mix: Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
• Color: Color (Eastmancolor)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1

The Castle of Fu Manchu 1969

Storyline

The evil mastermind Fu Manchu plots his latest scheme to basically freeze over the Earth's oceans with his diabolical new device. Opposing him is his arch-nemesis, Interpol's very British Dr. Nayland Smith. Written by crow_steve

Genres: Adventure | Crime | Horror

• Director: Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco)
• Writers: Jaime Jesús Balcázar (dialogue: Spanish version), Manfred Barthel
• Stars: Christopher Lee, Richard Greene,

Details

• Country: West Germany | Italy | Spain | UK | Liechtenstein
• Language: English
• Release Date: 1972 (UK)
• Also Known As: Assignment Istanbul
• Filming Locations: Rumelihisari, Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey

Technical Specs

• Runtime: 92 min (DVD)
• Sound Mix: Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
• Color: Color (Eastmancolor)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1

The Brides of Fu Manchu 1966

Storyline

Fu Manchu and his army of henchmen are kidnapping the daughters of prominent scientists and taking them to his remote island headquarters. Instead of asking for ransom, Fu demands that the fathers help him to build a death ray, which he intends to use to take over the world. But Fu's archenemy, Sir Denis Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard, is determined not to let that happen... Written by Marty McKee

Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Adventure

• Director: Don Sharp
• Writers: Sax Rohmer (characters), Harry Alan Towers (screenplay)
• Stars: Christopher Lee, Douglas Wilmer, Heinz Drache

Details

• Country: UK | West Germany
• Language: English
• Release Date: 16 December 1966 (UK)
• Also Known As: Die 13 Sklavinnen des Dr. Fu Man Chu
• Filming Locations: Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK

Technical Specs

• Runtime: 94 min
• Sound Mix: Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
• Color: Color (Eastmancolor)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

The Blood of Fu Manchu 1968

Storyline

Fu Manchu is hidden with his evil daughter Lin Tang in a lost city he has found in the jungles of South America. He discovers a poison deadly for men through kiss and he abducts ten women to infect them with the poison to destroy his enemies. Then he sends one woman to London to kiss his greatest enemy, the Scotland Yard agent Nayland Smith. Nayland is blinded by the poison and his friend Dr. Petrie travels with him to the jungles in South America to seek out Fu Manchu expecting to find an antidote. They team up with agent Carl Jansen and soon they learn the scheme of Fu Manchu for world domination. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Adventure

• Director: Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco)
• Writers: Jesús Franco (story and screenplay) (as J. Franco), Sax Rohmer (novels)
• Stars: Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Howard Marion-Crawford

Details

• Country: Spain | West Germany | UK | USA
• Language: English
• Release Date: 30 August 1968 (UK)
• Also Known As: Fu Manchu and the Keys of Death
• Filming Locations: Madrid, Spain

Technical Specs

• Runtime: 92 min | 94 min (DVD)
• Sound Mix: Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
• Color: Color (Eastmancolor)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1

The Face of Fu Manchu 1965

Storyline

Grisly strangulations in London alert Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard to the possibility of the fiendish Fu Manchu may not be dead after all, even though Smith witnessed his execution. A killer spray made from Tibetan berries seems to be involved and clues keep leading back to the Thames. Written by Jeremy Perkins

Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

• Director: Don Sharp
• Writers: Sax Rohmer (characters), Harry Alan Towers (screenplay)
• Stars: Christopher Lee, Nigel Green, Joachim Fuchsberger

Details

• Country: UK | West Germany
• Language: English
• Release Date: 6 August 1965 (West Germany)
• Also Known As: The Mask of Fu Manchu
• Filming Locations: Skerries, Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland

Technical Specs

• Runtime: 89 min | 92 min (2003)
• Sound Mix: Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
• Color: Color (Technicolor)
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1