Obey Fu Manchu… or every living thing will die!
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Starting with an eerily filmed beheading, moving through colourful chemical warfare experiments and mysteriously hypnotic trances, this movie culminates in a tunnel under the Thames where Fu Manchu executes a female servant by drowning her in a glass cage. The plot, loosely based on Sax Rohmer’s characters, is merely an excuse for Sharp to string together excellently staged scenes in wonderfully atmospheric surroundings.
Phil Hardy, The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Horror (The Overlook Press, 1994)
Selected disc options for The Face of Fu Manchu
| Extras | Indicator BD-B/UK/OOP 2020 | Warner DVD-R-0/US 2012 |
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| Audio Commentary by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman | has extra | |
| Introduction by Vic Pratt | has extra | |
| Underneath the Skin - Interview with Christopher Frayling | has extra | |
| Archival Interview with Actor Christopher Lee | has extra | |
| The BEHP Interview with Don Sharp, Part One: From Hobart to Hammer - Audio Interview with Director Don Sharp | has extra | |
| The BEHP Interview with Ernest Steward, Part One: The BIP Years - Audio Interview with Cinematographer Ernest Steward | has extra | |
| Alternate French Opening Title Sequence and End Credits | has extra | |
| Alternate Spanish Opening Title Sequence | has extra | |
| Alternate US Opening Title Sequence | has extra | |
| Stills Gallery | has extra | |
| French Theatrical Trailer | has extra | |
| German Theatrical Trailer | has extra | |
| UK Theatrical Trailer | has extra | |
| Super 8 Version as “The Horrors of Fu-Man-Chu” and “The Face of Fu Manchu” | has extra |
Notes
- Indicator’s Blu-ray is included in “The Fu Manchu Cycle 1965-1969” box set with The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966), The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967), The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968) and The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969). It contains a 120-page booklet with writing by Tim Lucas (“The World Shall Hear from Me Again!: The Fu Manchu Films of the 1960s”) and Jeff Billington (“Towers of Liechtenstein: The Colourful Career of Harry Alan Towers”); a double-sided poster; and 5 replica production stills. Reissued individually without booklet (2022-05-23).
- Warner’s “Archive Collection” DVD-R contains no extras.
Ultimate Edition
Combine the best digital presentation with a selection of choice extras for the ultimate edition.
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Introduction by Vic Pratt (6:51) -
Underneath the Skin (48:35) -
Archival Interview with Actor Christopher Lee (1965, 3:54)
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Indicator BD 2020
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman Indicator BD |
| Introduction by Vic Pratt Indicator BD | |
| Underneath the Skin - Interview with Christopher Frayling Indicator BD | |
| Archival Interview with Actor Christopher Lee Indicator BD | |
| The BEHP Interview with Don Sharp, Part One: From Hobart to Hammer - Audio Interview with Director Don Sharp Indicator BD | |
| The BEHP Interview with Ernest Steward, Part One: The BIP Years - Audio Interview with Cinematographer Ernest Steward Indicator BD | |
| Alternate French Opening Title Sequence and End Credits Indicator BD | |
| Alternate Spanish Opening Title Sequence Indicator BD | |
| Alternate US Opening Title Sequence Indicator BD | |
| Stills Gallery Indicator BD | |
| French Theatrical Trailer Indicator BD | |
| German Theatrical Trailer Indicator BD | |
| UK Theatrical Trailer Indicator BD | |
| Super 8 Version as “The Horrors of Fu-Man-Chu” and “The Face of Fu Manchu” Indicator BD |