The Blood of Fu Manchu 1968 PG, 91 min. Genre: Drama 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
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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Doppelganger 1969 G, 97 min. Genre: Sci-Fi aka: Journey to the Far Side of the Sun
Director: Robert Parrish Cast: Roy Thinnes, Ian Hendry, Patrick Wymark, Lynn Loring, Loni von Friedl, Herbert Lom, George Sewell, Vladek Sheybal, Ed Bishop, George Mikell, Franco De Rosa, Philip Madoc
This unusual sci-fi film is entertaining. A new planet is found by a British agency headed by Jason Webb (Patrick Wymark) in the 21st Century. The reason that it had not been found earlier is that it is in an orbit identical to Earth's, but directly opposite Earth on the other side of the Sun. British astrophysicist John Kane (Ian Hendry) and American astronaut Colonel Glenn Ross (Roy Thinnes) set off on an expedition to investigate the phenomenon with interesting results.
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| 1. The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968) aka: Kiss and Kill
2. Doppelganger (1969) aka: Journey to the Far Side of the Sun
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