The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Infobox Film
name = The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu


caption = original movie poster
director = Piers Haggard
Peter Sellers
Richard Quine
producer = Zev Braun
Leland Nolan
Hugh Hefner
writer = Rudy Dochtermann
Jim Moloney
starring = Peter Sellers
Helen Mirren
David Tomlinson
Sid Caesar
John Le Mesurier
music = Marc Wilkinson
cinematography = Jean Tournier
editing = Claudine Bouché
Russell Lloyd
distributor = Orion Pictures Corporation
Warner Bros.
released = August 8, 1980
runtime = 101 min.
country = U.K. / U.S.
awards =
language = English
budget =
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followed_by =
amg_id = 1:17132
imdb_id = 0080731‎ "The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu" is a 1980 comedy film, notable as the final film to star Peter Sellers while he was alive. It is directed by Piers Haggard but directing was later taken over by Sellers himself, then later Richard Quine. Based on characters created by Sax Rohmer, the film stars Sellers in the dual roles of Fu Manchu and Nayland Smith (he also appears in an uncredited cameo as a Mexican "bandito"). Released less than a month after his death, the film was neither a commercial nor a critical success.

Plot

The story concerns the 168-year old Fu Manchu, who must find the ingredients to the elixir vitae, which gives him extended life. Standing in his way is his archnemesis, Nayland Smith, now retired.

Cast

In addition to Sellers, the film features Sid Caesar as FBI agent Joe Capone, David Tomlinson as Scotland Yard inspector Sir Roger Avery and Helen Mirren as Policewoman Helen Rage. Burt Kwouk, Sellers' longtime co-star in "The Pink Panther" films, makes a cameo appearance as a Fu Manchu minion, prompting the inside joke that Fu thinks he looks familiar. John Le Mesurier, by then famous for his role in Dad's Army, had a small part in the film.

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*imdb title|id=0080731|title=The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu