The first entry of the 1960s Fu Manchu series starring Christopher Lee. It has a stock espionage plot involving the fake-death of Fu Manchu, a secret underground lair, and a devastating poison used to manipulate the Western world however Fu Manchu desires. The characterizations are satisfactory, but nothing to be especially excited about. I was excited to see this one because I'm always interested in different incarnations of Fu Manchu. Both the Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) and the Drums of Fu Manchu serial (1940) were fun, but unfortunately other than Christopher Lee, nothing about this film is particularly noteworthy.
6/10
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