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The Blood of Fu Manchu

Edition no. 204

Blue Underground 2003 DVD (USA) Optimum 2007 DVD (United Kingdom) Blue Underground 2017 Blu-ray (USA) Indicator 2020 Blu-ray (United Kingdom)
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  • Release Date: November 02 2020
  • Country of Release: United Kingdom
  • MSRP: £49.99 (Box set exclusive)
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Directed by: Jesús Franco

In 1965, maverick British producer and writer Harry Alan Towers (The Bloody Judge) scored a hit with The Face of Fu Manchu, a thrilling revival of Sax Rohmer’s super-villain imperiously portrayed by Christopher Lee (The Terror of the Tongs). Over the next four years, Lee and Towers would collaborate with directors Don Sharp (Psychomania), Jeremy Summers and Jesús Franco (Venus in Furs) on four ever more delirious tales of attempted world domination (The Brides of Fu Manchu, The Vengeance of Fu Manchu, The Blood of Fu Manchu, The Castle of Fu Manchu), each pitting the criminal mastermind against his arch-nemesis Nayland Smith, as played variously by Nigel Green (Play Dirty), Douglas Wilmer (Sherlock Holmes) and Richard Greene (The Adventures of Robin Hood).

Now, all five classic Fu Manchu films are presented on Blu-ray for the first time, newly restored from original negatives and containing a wealth of new and archival extras, including critical appreciations, cast and crew interviews and audio commentaries. This stunning collection is strictly limited to 6,000 units, and is presented with an exclusive, fully illustrated 120-page book, featuring new writing by Tim Lucas.

  • Year: 1968
  • Time: 92 min.

Technical Specifications

Format: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audio: English 1.0 DTS-HD MA Mono
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Subtitles: English
Region: B
Discs: 1 Disc |  BD-50

Supplements

  • Two presentations of the film: with the original The Blood of Fu Manchu title sequence, and the alternative Kiss Me to Death titles
  • Audio commentary with critics and authors David Flint and Adrian J. Smith (2020)
  • Vic Pratt Introduces ‘The Blood of Fu Manchu’ (2020, 7 mins): appreciation by the BFI curator
  • The Men Who Killed Fu Manchu? (2020, 41 mins): author and musician Stephen Thrower on Jesús Franco and Harry Alan Towers
  • Any Way to Save Money (2020, 11 mins): clapper loader Ray Andrew remembers Harry Alan Towers and Fu Manchu
  • The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu: ‘The Fiery Hand’ (1923, 37 mins): chilling episode from the original silent serial starring Harry Agar Lyons, presented with an optional new score by the band Peninsula
  • Colour tests: previously unseen production footage of Christopher Lee and Tsai Chin
  • Original UK theatrical trailer
  • US Kiss and Kill theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery: promotional and publicity material

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