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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

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1980 · 108 min Comedy Horror Crime
4.8 / 10 · TMDB

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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Year 1980
Country United Kingdom, United States of America
Genre Comedy, Horror, Crime
Director Piers Haggard
Runtime 108 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.8/10 (37 votes)

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The film constructs its comedy from the absurd clash between a criminal mastermind and FBI bureaucracy, relying on cartoonish characters and the villain's deliberate theatricality. It explores the pulp adventure tradition, twisting a sinister plot into outright farce.

Those who tire of self-serious horror will find a silly mix of chases, bad puns, and cheap effects, where terror is just a setup for the next gag. What lingers after the credits is the sense of a lightweight, undemanding cinematic snack. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Piers Haggard

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