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Die Folterkammer des Dr Fu Man Chu
[1969]
Country of Origin: Spain
/ West Germany / Italy / UK
Year of Production: 1969
Running Times: 85 mins [Germany]
92 mins [Spain; UK; USA]
Length: 2334 metres [Germany] 8280
ft [UK]
Format: Eastmancolor 35mm
Colorscope [anamorphic]
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Balcázar Producciones
Cinematográficas / Atlantida / Terra Filmkunst / Towers
of London / Italian International / Anglo Amalgamated /
International Cinema
Executive Producer: Francisco Romero, Remo Odevaine
Producers: Harry Alan Towers, Jesús Balcázar
Production Manager: Juan Estelrich
SCRIPT
Script: Manfred Barthel, Jesús Balcázar, V. Marinucci,
Michael Haller
Story: Peter Welbeck (real name: Harry Alan Towers)
Character: Sax Rohmer
DIRECTION
Director: Jess Frank
(real name: Jesus Franco)
Assistant Director: Ricardo Franco
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Manuel Merino
West German Version Directors of Photography: Manuel
Merino, Michael Haller
EDITING AND POST
PRODUCTION
Editor: John Colville, María Luisa Soriana
MUSIC
Music: Carlo Camilleri, Malcolm Shelby
West German Version Music: Carlo Camilleri, Gert Wilden
DESIGN AND SET
CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Santiago Ontanon
LOCATIONS
Locations: Istanbul, Turkey; Parque Güell, Barcelona,
Spain; Parque de la Ciutdadella, Barcelona, Spain
CAST
Christopher Lee [Dr Fu Manchu]
Günther Stoll [Dr Curd Kessler]
José Manuel Martin [Omar Pasha]
Rosalba Neri [Lisa]
Gustavo Re [Dr Herakles]
Werner Abrolat [Melnik]
Maria Perschy [Dr Ingrid Koch]
Tsai Chin [Lin Tang]
Herbert Fux (real name: Herbert Fuchs)
Richard Greene [Sir Dennis Nayland Smith]
Howard Marion Crawford [Dr Ronald Petrie]
Oswaldo Genazzani
Gene Geyes, Ricardo Franco [Fu manchu's henchmen]
Jesus Franco [Inspector
Ahmet - uncredited]
Burt Kwouk [uncredited]
SUMMARY
Fu Manchu's latest
insane plot is to use his new invention to freeze the
world's oceans. Only the redoubtable Nayland Smith of
Interpol stands in his way.
AVAILABILITY
Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Mahier; Maron Films [1973]
UK
Theatrical Distributor: MGM-EMI
Video Distributor: Lumiere British Classics [LUM2100 - on double bill
with The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)]
USA
Theatrical Distributor: International Cinema Corp
Video Distributors: Electric; Viking; Trolley Car Record
and Filmwork; American Videotape; Moore Video
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
UK
Rating: A
USA
Rating: PG
West Germany
Rating: 12
TIMELINE
1968
August
10: Spain - production begins
1969
May
30: West Germany - theatrical release
1972
May
28: Spain - theatrical release
1994
January
31: UK - video release [Lumiere British Classics [LUM2100]]
1996
June
11: UK - video deleted [Lumiere British Classics [LUM2100]]
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Assignment Istanbul - alternative UK
title
Il castello di Fu Manchu - Italian title
El castillo de Fu Manchu - Spanish title
Castle of Fu Manchu - UK title
La isla de la muerte - alternative Italian title
The Torture Chamber of Dr Fu Manchu - US title
LINKS
SEE
ALSO
Daughter of the Dragon [1931]
Drums of Fu Manchu [1940]
Drums of Fu Manchu [1943]
The Fiendish Plot of Dr Fu Manchu [1980]
The Mask of Fu Manchu [1932]
The Mysterious Dr Fu Manchu [1929]
The Return of Dr Fu Manchu [1930]
SEQUEL
TO
The Face of Fu Manchu [1965]
The Brides of Fu Manchu [1966]
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu [1967]
The Blood of Fu Manchu [1968]
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Absurd
no.8 [UK]
credits, review
Cineinforme
no.177 [June 1973] p.12 [Spain]
review
CinemaTV
Today no.9963 [15 January 1972] p.29 [UK]
review
The Dark
Side April 1993 p.30 [UK]
review
Monthly
Film Bulletin vol.39 no.457 [February 1972] p.31 [UK]
credits, synopsis, review [by John Gillett]
Variety
6 November 1968 p.22 [USA]
production notes
BOOKS
Obsession - The Films of Jesus
Franco pp.64, 67
illustrated credits, review [by Lucas Balbo] KEYWORDS
fu manchu, ice, ships, scientists, transplants, hearts
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