This article aims to address the importance of The Castle of Fu Manchu in today's society. The Castle of Fu Manchu has been a topic of relevance for years and its impact has become much more evident in recent times. Since its inception, The Castle of Fu Manchu has played a fundamental role in various aspects of daily life, influencing both on a personal and collective level. On this occasion, the impact of The Castle of Fu Manchu in different areas will be analyzed in depth, as well as its relevance today. In addition, it seeks to provide a broad and critical perspective on the role that The Castle of Fu Manchu plays in our society, highlighting its influence on culture, politics, economy and technological development.
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Directed by | Jesús Franco |
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Based on | Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer |
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Cinematography | Manuel Merino |
Edited by | John Colville |
Music by | Charles Camilleri Malcomb Shelby |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
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Language | English |
The Castle of Fu Manchu (German: Die Folterkammer des Dr. Fu Man Chu, lit. 'The Torture Chamber of Dr. Fu Manchu', Spanish: El castillo de Fu-Manchu) is a 1969 film and the fifth and final Dr. Fu Manchu film with Christopher Lee portraying the title character. The film, directed by Jesús Franco, is an English-language coproduction between companies from various European countries including the UK, Spain and West Germany.
The film is also known as Assignment Istanbul.
Supercriminal Dr. Fu Manchu plots to freeze the world's oceans with a diabolical new device. With his beautiful but evil daughter, Lin Tang, his army of dacoits, and the help of the local crime organization led by Omar Pasha (whom Dr. Fu Manchu double-crosses), Dr. Fu Manchu takes over the governor's castle in Istanbul, which has a massive opium reserve, to control the largest opium port in Anatolia, since the drug is an important ingredient for the fuel for his machine. Dr. Fu Manchu needs the help of an intelligent scientist with an ailing heart whom he has imprisoned. In order to keep the scientist alive, he kidnaps a doctor and his wife to give the scientist a heart transplant from one of his obedient servants. Opposing him from Britain's branch of Interpol are his nemeses, Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie.
Uncredited:
The film was shot in Istanbul and Barcelona.
Blue Underground released the film on DVD under The Christopher Lee Collection in 2003.
The film is considered the worst of the Fu-Manchu series with Lee.
In 1992, The Castle of Fu Manchu was featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Season 3, Episode 23). Towards the end, Joel Hodgson comments that Roger Ebert liked the movie; however, in 1993 Ebert stated he had "never seen it."
Q. Did you really like "Castle of Fu Manchu?" The Mystery Science Theater critics said, "Roger Ebert liked this!" (Don Donovan) A. I've never seen it. Maybe they had me confused with Gene Siskel. Happens all the time.