Product Details

• Actors: Peter Sellers, Helen Mirren, Sid Caesar, Simon Williams, Steve Franken
• Directors: Piers Haggard
• Format: NTSC, Color
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: ORION
• DVD Release Date: July 23, 2010
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003NTUOGU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,219 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Fiendish Plot Of Fu Manchu" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Warner Bros. Digital Dist Release Date: 06/17/2011

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sellers' Swan Song Finally on DVD!, November 13, 2010

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Scott T. Rivers (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fiendish Plot Of Fu Manchu (DVD)

Released shortly after Peter Sellers' death, "The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu" (1980) will not be remembered as one of the comic actor's finest achievements. However, it features a priceless Sellers performance. As detective Nayland Smith, he gives a beautifully detailed portrayal - better than his amusing tribute to Dr. Fu Manchu. This hit-and-miss comedy boasts a good cast (notably Helen Mirren as Constable Alice Rage) and vibrant Technicolor cinematography by Jean Tournier. Though critically derided, "Fu Manchu" evokes a "Goon Show" spirit that seems appropriate for a Sellers farewell. The Warner Archive DVD includes a long-overdue widescreen transfer, but no extras.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Surprising Movie, November 12, 2007

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Matthew ulmen (East Wenatchee, Washington United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (Amazon Instant Video)

I have been waiting for this to come out again for years, and I hope this is a sign that a DVD is not far off. While yes this movie does have comedy, it also has quite a serious theme in proving you can still run.

Both Nayland Smith and Fu Manchu are climbing in years. Nayland has been broken thanks to his obsession with Fu and now spends his time with his butler and a lawnmower named "Delight" (Parody of Citizen Kane's "Rosebud" maybe?) while Fu sits back in his hide out. An accident (caused by a very familiar person to Pink Panther fans) drives Fu Manchu to open crime again which leads to Nayland being back on his trail.

As the movie goes on you can see an open change in Nayland as the chase is once again resumed and he works to foil Fu Manchu's plot. The ending is a neat twist with both admitting they can't enjoy the hunt without each other.

There are some fun easter eggs in here such as Fu Manchu insisting he be called "Fred", a throwback to the Goon Show which are fun to watch for.

All in all enough comedy to have fun with but also a movie for people who don't like "good vs evil" to be done so by the book.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A heck of a lot of fun!, August 5, 2007

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Savage2007 (Albuquerque, NM USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (Amazon Instant Video)

I've read some less-than-positive reviews on the internet about this final movie in Peter Sellers' career, and I have to respectfully disagree. I saw Fu Manchu when it originally hit theaters back in the 80's, and ever since it's become one of my favorites in the Sellers collection. It's just a LOT of fun to watch, and Peter's amazing talent for creating memorable characters is as evident here as in The Pink Panther Franchise and his other works.

Don't judge this one too harshly - it's a movie that's meant for pure entertainment, not over-analysis. And it delivers! Heck, HELEN MIRREN in a Peter Sellers movie is just one of many reasons to check it out! I've been waiting years for this one to hit DVD, and now that it's at least available to rent on Amazon, maybe DVD isn't too far off!