Rent The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)
2.9 of 5 from 64 ratings
1h 20min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) and his army of henchmen are kidnapping 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 (Douglas Wilmer) of Scotland Yard, is determined not to let that happen.
- 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, Wendy Gifford, Francesca Tu, Sally Sheridan, Denis Holmes, Maureen Beck
- Directors:
- Don Sharp
- Producers:
- Harry Alan Towers, David Henley
- Writers:
- Sax Rohmer, Harry Alan Towers, Don Sharp
- Studio:
- Momentum Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- Action & Adventure, Top Film and TV Detectives: Guide to Screen Sleuth
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/11/2020
- Run Time:
- 95 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Brides of Fu Manchu audio commentaries with Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby
- The BEHP Interviews: archival audio recordings of directors Don Sharp and Jeremy Summers, and cinematographer Ernest Steward
- Location interview with Christopher Lee (1965)
- The Guardian Interview with Christopher Lee (1994): wide-ranging onstage interview with the legendary actor
- Introductions to film by BFI curator Vic Pratt
- In-depth discussions of the Fu Manchu novels and films by Christopher Frayling, Kim Newman, Jonathan Rigby, and Stephen Thrower
- Interviews with crew members Ray Andrew and Anthony Waye
- Archival Interview with Harry Alan Towers (2008)
- Two episodes from the silent, 1920s Stoll Pictures Dr. Fu-Manchu serials, with optional new scores by the band Peninsula
- The Ghost of Monk's Island (1966): Jeremy Summers' Children's Film Foundation mystery Alternative title sequences and feature presentation options
- Theatrical Trailer
- Image galleries: publicity and promotional materials
- UK and World premiere on Blu-ray
