The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

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Duration:
100 min | Norway:101 min | Spain:95 min (DVD edition)
Genres:
Comedy
IMDB rate:
4.9
Director:
Piers Haggard
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1980-08-08
Filming Locations: London, England, UK
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $2,399,109 (USA) (10 August 1980)
Gross: $2,399,109 (USA) (10 August 1980)
Cast
Actor
Character
Peter Sellers
Fu Manchu
Helen Mirren
Alice Rage
Sid Caesar
Joe Capone
Simon Williams
Robert Townsend
Steve Franken
Pete Williams
Stratford Johns
Ismail
John Le Mesurier
Perkins
John Sharp
Sir Nules Thudd
Clément Harari
Dr. Wretch
Kwan-Young Lee
Tong
John Tan
Dacoit
Philip Tan
Dacoit
Serge Julien
Dacoit
Johns Rajohnson
Dacoit
Pralith Jngam Oeurn
Dacoit
Lim Bun Song
Dacoit
Clive Dunn
Keeper of the Keys - London Tower
Burt Kwouk
Fu Manchu's Servant
John Taylor
Mr. Sellers' Double
Katia Tchenko
Tour Guide (as Katia Chenko)
David Powers
Bedser
Marc Wilkinson
Conductor
Grace Coyle
Queen Mary
Jacqueline Fogt
Woman Dignitary
Iska Khan
Sergeant to Fu Manchu
George Hilsdon
Newsvendor
Rene Aranda
King George V
Peter Dean
Museum Guard (uncredited)
Derek Martin
Museum Guard (uncredited)
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Trivia
Lead actor Peter Sellers and executive producer Lynne Frederick were married at the time that this movie was made. This film was their final collaboration. Originally, Frederick was not working on this film. In order to ensure that the picture was completed, actress Frederick was brought on to the movie as an Assistant Producer. The movie was Frederick's final screen credit. Frederick's last movie as actress had been Sellers' previous film, The Prisoner of Zenda (1979).
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Final film of Peter Sellers, David Tomlinson, Lynne Frederick and John Le Mesurier.
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'John G Avildsen' replaced Richard Quine as director. The creative relationship was short-lived as Avildsen and Peter Sellers soon parted company. Piers Haggard then replaced Avildsen as director. Sellers eventually fired Haggard. As such, on this film, Sellers went through three directors before himself becoming the picture's fourth. Sellers directed the film's re-shoots.
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Quotes
Fu Manchu: I had no idea that mere domestic power could be so stimulating.
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Fu Manchu: You were the only worthy adversary I ever had Nayland, the only one.
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Fu Manchu: I shall invent an entirely new torture, against which there is no possible defense.
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Photos from cast
David Tomlinson
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