This first picture of the Fu Manchu series with Christopher Lee starts off in China with Fu being beheaded! Later on, events transpire that lead Nayland Smith to surmise that Fu is still alive. And Fu, of course, is up to his old tricks and trying to conquer the world. In London, he kidnaps a scientist & his daughter to force him to brew a powerful poison made from the seeds of a rare Tibetan flower. Along the way there is more than the usual mayhem - an entire village is poisoned just so the world will take Fu seriously! The chase leads Smith thru the lost tunnels of London and back to Tibet, where, in a fiery explosion rigged by Smith, Fu meets his end (or does he!?!?!) I liked this picture almost as much as "Brides of Fu Manchu". Lee is excellent and the supporting cast is good. My "B" Movie Meter: 71/2* out of 10*
Review of The Face of Fu Manchu
