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Aug 8, 1980 · With Peter Sellers, Helen Mirren, David Tomlinson, Sid Caesar. When Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae is spilled by a hapless flunky, Fu Manchu sends his lackeys to round up supplies for a fresh batch of elixir, including a precious jewel, which prompts a team of agents to track him down.
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1980 comedy film. It was the final film featuring star Peter Sellers and David Tomlinson. Based on characters created by Sax Rohmer, the film stars Sellers in the dual role of Fu Manchu, a megalomaniacal Chinese evil genius, and English country gentleman detective Nayland Smith.
As Fu Manchu, he plays a 168-year-old man who starts fading fast after a clumsy assistant spills the vial containing his youth potion. Manchu has to reassemble the secret ingredients, including a precious jewel, and so he stages an international crime wave.
Overview. 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.
Synopsis. In 1933, in a castle located high in the Himalayas, master criminal, Dr. Fu Manchu (Peter Sellers), celebrates his birthday by demanding a vial of "elixir vitae," a fountain-of-youth potion responsible for his 168 years of life.
David Tomlinson. Sir Roger Avery. Simon Williams. Robert Townsend. Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Detective Nayland Smith hunts his 168-year-old nemesis (Peter Sellers), who needs the...
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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu. Peter Sellers stars as both Scotland Yard detective Nayland Smith and Smith's nemesis, archfiend Dr. Fu Manchu. 244 IMDb 4.9 1 h 39 min 1980. X-Ray PG. Comedy · Fantasy. Available to rent or buy. Rent movie. SD $3.99 $3.59. Buy. SD $8.99. The price before discount is the median price for the last 90 days.
