Main Cast: Christopher Lee, Nigel Green, Howard Marion-Crawford, Tsai Chin
Release Year: 1965
Country: UK
Run Time: 96 minutes
Plot
In this drama, the devilish Chinese villain has concocted a deadly gas. He tries it out in a small English town and is delighted to discover that it is terribly effective. He then travels to the Thames with his daughter. There he has an explosive encounter with the hero who stops the evil plot. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Frank White - Art Director, Don Sharp - Director, John Trumper - Editor, Christopher Whelen - Composer (Music Score), Ernest W. Steward - Cinematographer, Ernie Stewart - Cinematographer, Harry Alan Towers - Producer, Oliver A. Unger - Producer, Harry Alan Towers - Screenwriter
The film opens with the ghostly execution of world mastermind criminal Fu Manchu, witnessed by arch-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.
Sequels
There were four sequels, all starring Christopher Lee in the title role, and produced by Harry Alan Towers.
