The Brides of Fu Manchu

The Brides of Fu Manchu
The Brides of Fu Manchu
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Don Sharp
Screenplay by	Peter Welbeck
Based on	Fu Manchu; by Sax Rohmer
Produced by	Harry Alan Towers; David Henley
Starring	Christopher Lee; Douglas Wilmer; Heinz Drache; Marie Versini; Howard Marion-Crawford; Tsai Chin; Rupert Davies; Roger Hanin
Cinematography	Ernest W. Steward
Edited by	Allan Morrison
Music by	Bruce Montgomery
Production; companies	Fu Manchu Films; Constantin Film
Distributed by	Anglo-Amalgamated; Warner-Pathé (UK); Constantin Film (West Germany)
Release date	2 September 1966;
Running time	93 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; West Germany
Language	English

The Brides of Fu Manchu is a 1966 British/West German Constantin Film co-production adventure crime film based on the fictional Chinese villain Dr. Fu Manchu, created by Sax Rohmer. It was the second film in a series, and was preceded by The Face of Fu Manchu. The Vengeance of Fu Manchu followed in 1967, The Blood of Fu Manchu in 1968, and The Castle of Fu Manchu in 1969. It was produced by Harry Alan Towers for Hallam Productions. Like the first film, it was directed by Don Sharp, and starred Christopher Lee as Fu Manchu. Nigel Green was replaced by Douglas Wilmer as Scotland Yard detective Nayland Smith.^[3]

The action takes place mainly in London, where much of the location filming took place.

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