The Castle of Fu Manchu

The Castle of Fu Manchu
The Castle of Fu Manchu
	German theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jesús Franco
Screenplay by	English version:; Peter Welbeck; German/Spanish versions:; Manfred Barthel;
Spanish dialogue by	Jaime Jesús Balcázar;
Based on	Fu Manchu; by Sax Rohmer
Produced by	Harry Alan Towers; Jaime Jesús Balcázar;
Starring	Christopher Lee; Tsai Chin; Maria Perschy; Howard Marion-Crawford; Richard Greene;
Cinematography	Manuel Merino
Edited by	John Colville
Music by	Charles Camilleri; Malcomb Shelby
Production; companies	Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas; Terra-Filmkunst; Italian International Films; Towers of London (Films);
Distributed by	MGM-EMI Distributors (UK); Constantin Film (West Germany); Dolores Sostre Sobre (Spain);
Release dates	30 May 1969 (West Germany); 1972 (UK);
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; West Germany; Spain; Italy; Liechtenstein;
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^[7] and West Germany.^[8]

The film is also known as Assignment Istanbul.^[9]

^ ^a ^b "Die Folterkammer des Doktor Fu Manchu (1972)". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Die Folterkammer des Dr. Fu Man Chu". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
^ "Castillo de Fu-Manchu, El". iicaa Catalogo de Cinespanol. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ Bergfelder, Tim (2004). International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. New York City: Taylor & Francis. p. 261. ISBN 9781782389668.
^ "The Castle of Fu Manchu (A)". British Board of Film Classification. 11 September 1970. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ The Castle of Fu Manchu (booklet). Powerhouse Films. 2020. p. 12. PHILTD201.
^ Schlegel, Nicholas G. (11 June 2015). Sex, Sadism, Spain, and Cinema: The Spanish Horror Film. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-5116-8.
^ "El castillo de Fu-Manchú | Filmoteca de Catalunya". www.filmoteca.cat. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ Johnson, Tom; Miller, Mark A. (1 May 2016). The Christopher Lee Filmography: All Theatrical Releases, 1948-2003. McFarland. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-4766-0896-9.

[BFI-1] "Die Folterkammer des Doktor Fu Manchu (1972)". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[filmportal-2] "Die Folterkammer des Dr. Fu Man Chu". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

[ICAA-3] "Castillo de Fu-Manchu, El". iicaa Catalogo de Cinespanol. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[4] Bergfelder, Tim (2004). International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. New York City: Taylor & Francis. p. 261. ISBN 9781782389668.

[5] "The Castle of Fu Manchu (A)". British Board of Film Classification. 11 September 1970. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

[Powerhouse1-6] The Castle of Fu Manchu (booklet). Powerhouse Films. 2020. p. 12. PHILTD201.

[7] Schlegel, Nicholas G. (11 June 2015). Sex, Sadism, Spain, and Cinema: The Spanish Horror Film. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-5116-8.

[:0-8] "El castillo de Fu-Manchú | Filmoteca de Catalunya". www.filmoteca.cat. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

[9] Johnson, Tom; Miller, Mark A. (1 May 2016). The Christopher Lee Filmography: All Theatrical Releases, 1948-2003. McFarland. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-4766-0896-9.

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