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

Full cast and crew

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US release
8th August 1980

46 years 1 months 17 days ago

Australia
11th September 1980

46 years 14 days ago

France
22nd October 1980

45 years 11 months 3 days ago

Sweden
24th October 1980

45 years 11 months 1 days ago

Netherlands
11th December 1980

45 years 9 months 14 days ago

Portugal
19th December 1980

45 years 9 months 6 days ago

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Release: No UK cinema release.

US Release

Release: 8th Aug '80
No US box office data

Global Box Office

No global cinema data.

Directed by
	Piers Haggard
	Peter Sellers

Starring
	Peter Sellers	Fu Manchu
	Helen Mirren	Nayland Smith
	David Tomlinson	Alice Rage
	Sid Caesar	Sir Roger Avery
	Simon Williams	Joe Capone
	Steve Franken	Robert Townsend
	Stratford Johns	Pete Williams
	John Le Mesurier	Ismail
	John Sharp	Perkins
	Clement Harari	Sir Nules Thudd
	Kwan-Young Lee	Dr. Wretch
	John Tan	Tong
	Philip Tan	Dacoit
	Serge Julien	Dacoit
	Johns Rajohnson	Dacoit
	Pralith Jngam Oeurn	Dacoit
	Lim Bun Song	Dacoit
	Clive Dunn	Dacoit
	Burt Kwouk	Keeper of the Keys - London Tower
	John Taylor	Fu Manchu's Servant
	Katia Tchenko	Mr. Sellers' Double
	David Powers	Tour Guide
	Marc Wilkinson	Bedser
	Grace Coyle	Conductor
	Jacqueline Fogt	Queen Mary
	Iska Khan	Woman Dignitary
	George Hilsdon	Sergeant to Fu Manchu
	Rene Aranda	Newsvendor
	Robin Hoff	King George V
	Peter Dean	Reporter
	Derek Martin	Museum Guard

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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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