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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)

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Radar 32Slightly unusualUS:PG1h 48mComedy · Horror · Crime

The Radar read

A quieter title still finding its audience, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.

Synopsis

Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington. The FBI sends agents Capone and Williams to England to confer with Nayland Smith, an expert on Fu.

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✓ Kid-friendlyFine for kids with parental guidance · US PG
Scary / frightening

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Radar score32/100
Quality signal64/100
Audience rating4.9
Votes counted39
Trust signalSlightly unusual

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