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The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)
Directed by Don Sharp
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Overview
This time Fu Manchu and his army of henchmen are kidnaping the daughters of prominent scientists and taking them to his remote island headquarters. Instead of asking for ransom, Fu demands that the fathers help him to build a death ray, which he intends to use to take over the world. But Fu’s archenemy, Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard, is determined not to let that happen.
Length 94 minutes
Actors
Christopher Lee | Douglas Wilmer | Heinz Drache | Marie Versini | Howard Marion-Crawford | Tsai Chin | Rupert Davies | Kenneth Fortescue | Joseph Fürst | Roger Hanin | Harald Leipnitz | Carole Gray | Burt Kwouk | Salmaan Peerzada | Ric Young | Sally Adams | Francesca Tu | Nicholas Courtney | Maureen Beck | Wendy Gifford | Denis Holmes | Michael Chow | Évelyne Dhéliat | Yvonne Ekmann | Lucille Soong
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10/2022 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 5.5 stars |
| 05/07/2011 | TV | DVD | Rented | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5.25 stars |
Viewing Notes
This was the second movie of a double feature DVD from Netflix, and also the second of five Fu Manchu movies for Christopher Lee. Since this is the first one I’ve watched, I can’t compare to any of the others.
It has a fairly goofy plot involving Fu Manchu kidnapping leading scientists’ wives and daughters in order to force them to carry out his plot to rule the world.
I really need to read the Sax Rohmer books these are based on. By today’s standards, Brides is pretty tame and, like Chamber of Horrors, felt just average to me. It also felt like an old Republic Serial, just slower and with none of the exciting cliffhanger stuff.
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