"The first in a cycle of five films reviving Sax Rohmer's Chinese super-villain, Fu Manchu, produced and written by British maverick Harry Alan Towers (The Bloody Judge). After faking his own execution, Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee, The Terror of the Tongs) returns to the criminal underworld to realise his latest dastardly scheme for world domination: harnessing the power of a rare Tibetan flower, the Blackhill poppy, to mass-produce a deadly poison gas. Detective Nayland Smith (Nigel Green, Sword of Sherwood Forest, Play Dirty) and his stalwart sidekick Dr Petrie (Howard Marion-Crawford, Gideon's Day) must race against the clock to stop the evil genius from unleashing his weapon of mass destruction on London. A sterling start to the series, The Face of Fu Manchu is a thrilling pulp-adventure which benefits from assured direction from Don Sharp (Psychomania) and exuberant performances from its lead players."
- Region Code:
- Region B
- Duration:
- 96 minutes
- Extras:
- Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1:2.35, Mono, Commentary: Stephen Jones, Kim Newman (film critics), Documentaries: 'The BEHP Interview with Don Sharp - Part One: From Hobart to Hammer', 'The BEHP Interview with Ernest Steward - Part One: The BIP Years', 'Underneath the Skin', Image Gallery, Interviews: Christopher Lee (actor), Introduction by BFI curator Vic Pratt, Alternative titles and credits, Super 8 versions
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