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Bookmark this pageThe Fiendish Plot of Dr Fu Manchu (1980)
Director: Piers Haggard
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From Time Out Film Guide
Sadly, this final movie from Sellers is also one of his worst. Most of the jokes one anticipates seconds before they occur; many are of the ethnic stereotype sort; the visual running gag palls at its second appearance. Co-star Helen Mirren continues her determined bid to give up acting for the role of ripest screen-tease sex object of the '80s.Author: RM
Cast & crew
Director: Piers Haggard
Producer: Zev Braun, Leland Noan
Cast: Peter Sellers, Helen Mirren, David Tomlinson, Sid Caesar, Simon Williams, Steve Franken, Stratford Johns, John Le Mesurier, Burt Kwouk full cast
Duration: 108 mins
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