The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)

Year
1980

Runtime
100 minutes (1 hr 40 mins)

Helen Mirren

Peter Sellers

David Tomlinson

Sid Caesar

Simon Williams

Steve Franken

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US release
8th August 1980

46 years 3 months 6 days ago

Australia
11th September 1980

46 years 2 months 3 days ago

France
22nd October 1980

46 years 23 days ago

Sweden
24th October 1980

46 years 21 days ago

Netherlands
11th December 1980

45 years 11 months 3 days ago

Portugal
19th December 1980

45 years 10 months 26 days ago

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Release: 8th Aug '80
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Directed by
	Piers Haggard
	Peter Sellers

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Movie story - The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington. The FBI sends agents Capone and Williams to England to confer with Nayland Smith, an expert on Fu.Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington. The FBI sends agents Capone and Williams to England to confer with Nayland Smith, an expert on Fu.

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United States release date: 8th August 1980
Australia release date: 11th September 1980
France release date: 22nd October 1980
Sweden release date: 24th October 1980
Netherlands release date: 11th December 1980

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Starring
	Peter Sellers
	Helen Mirren
	David Tomlinson
	Sid Caesar
	Simon Williams
	Steve Franken
	Stratford Johns
	John Le Mesurier
	John Sharp
	Clement Harari
	Kwan-Young Lee
	John Tan
	Philip Tan
	Serge Julien
	Johns Rajohnson
	Pralith Jngam Oeurn
	Lim Bun Song
	Clive Dunn
	Burt Kwouk
	John Taylor
	Katia Tchenko
	David Powers
	Marc Wilkinson
	Grace Coyle
	Jacqueline Fogt
	Iska Khan
	George Hilsdon
	Rene Aranda
	Robin Hoff
	Peter Dean
	Derek Martin

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