The Face of Fu Manchu

The Face of Fu Manchu

Obey Fu Manchu Or Every Living Thing Will Die!

Directed by Don Sharp

Produced by Constantin Film, Hallam Productions

196596 min6.2 / 10

A pulpy 1960s thriller built on exotic menace and detective intrigue, where an apparently-dead villain's return threatens London with an exotic weapon.

Grisly strangulations in London alert Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard to the possibility that fiendish Fu Manchu may not after all be dead, even though Smith witnessed his execution. A killer spray made from Tibetan berries seems to be involved and clues keep leading back to the Thames.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Face of Fu Manchu scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Face of Fu Manchu easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Face of Fu Manchu sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does The Face of Fu Manchu end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Face of Fu Manchu violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity53

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise81

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Face of Fu Manchu

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Same Mood as The Face of Fu Manchu

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Face of Fu Manchu, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Face of Fu Manchu, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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