Assignment Istanbul 1969  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Action Adventure / Drama / Horror / Thriller
aka: The Castle of Fu Manchu
Sax Rohmer's The Castle of Fu Manchu
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Tsai Chin, Howard Marion-Crawford, Gunther Stoll, Rosalba Neri, Maria Perschy, Jose Manuel Martin, Werner Abrolat, Osvaldo Genazzani, Gene Reyes, Gustavo Re, Jesus Franco, Burt Kwouk
In this "Fu Manchu" series film, the evil Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) concocts another way to take over the world: he invents a machine that freezes sea water instantly. He needs help to complete the machine, so he kidnaps noted scientist Professor Heracles (Gustavo Re) as well as two heart doctors to conduct a heart transplant when the scientist has a heart attack. To the rescue comes Fu Manchu's nemesis, Scotland Yard Detective Nayland Smith (Richard Greene).
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The Blood of Fu Manchu 1968  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Adventure / Horror
aka: Kiss and Kill
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Gotz George, Howard Marion-Crawford, Tsai Chin, Maria Rohm, Shirley Eaton, Frances Khan, Ricardo Palacios, Loni von Friedl, Marcelo Arroita-Jauregui, Isaura de Oliviera, Olivia Pineschi, Vicente Roca, Poulet Tu
In his quest to take over the world, the dastardly, diabolical, crazed Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) concocts a lipstick that contains a powerful poison–lethal only to men. His plan: have beautiful women wear the lipstick and kiss important men who are a hindrance to his goal. One of the intended victims is Detective Denis Nayland-Smith (Richard Greene), Fu Manchu's arch-nemesis. With help, our detective hero tracks down and saves the world while also finding an antidote for the poison.
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The Man in the White Suit 1951  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Cast: Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Vida Hope, Ernest Thesiger, Howard Marion-Crawford, Duncan Lamont, Miles Malleson, Harold Goodwin, Henry Mollison, Patric Doohan, Colin Gordon, Arthur Howard
When Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) invents a textile, which will not get dirty or wear out, the world beats a path to his door–to prevent him from producing his new cloth! Textile workers and owners of mills see their livelihoods in jeopardy.
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Secret Agent 1936  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Madeleine Carroll, Peter Lorre, John Gielgud, Robert Young, Percy Marmont, Lilli Palmer, Charles Carson, Michael Redgrave, Andreas Malandrinos, Tom Helmore, Florence Kahn, Sebastian Cabot, Michael Rennie, Howard Marion-Crawford, Michel Saint-Denis
Novelist Edgar Brodie (John Gielgud) has returned from the war and learns that he has been declared dead because a government agency has faked his death. Now, that agency sends Brodie and secret agent Elsa Carrington (Madeleine Carroll), posing as Brodie's wife–along with hit man the General (Peter Lorre)–to Switzerland to find a dangerous German spy and kill him. Along the way, they are joined by American Robert Marvin (Robert Young), and a love triangle develops between Robert, the General, and Elsa. Problems develop when clues lead to Robert being the spy they are tracking down, and a dramatic climax lies ahead.
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The Vengeance of Fu Manchu 1967 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeremy Summers
Cast: Christopher Lee, Tony Ferrer, Tsai Chin, Douglas Wilmer, Wolfgang Kieling, Horst Frank, Maria Rohm, Howard Marion-Crawford, Peter Carsten, Suzanne Roquette, Noel Trevarthen, Mona Chong
The evil Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) is back and still plotting to become the world's most feared criminal. His plan: kidnap a surgeon and force him to remake the face of one of Fu Manchu's prisoners into that of Scotland Yard nemesis Nayland Smith. He then sends the double–under hypnosis–to kill Smith's maid. Now Nayland Smith is convicted of murder, and Fu Manchu sets out to do the same thing in other countries.
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| 1. Assignment Istanbul (1969)
aka: The Castle of Fu Manchu
aka: Sax Rohmer's The Castle of Fu Manchu
2. The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)
aka: Kiss and Kill
3. The Man in the White Suit (1951)
4. Secret Agent (1936)
5. The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)
6. Virgin Island (1959)
7. Where's Charley? (1952)
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