---
title: 'The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Sellers'
released: '1980-08-08'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fiendish-plot-of-dr-fu-manchu-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080731/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)

1980 · 101 min · Comedy, Science Fiction · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1980 comedy film, most notable as the final film of Peter Sellers. Based on characters created by Sax Rohmer, the movie stars Sellers in the dual role of Fu Manchu, a megalomaniacal Chinese evil genius, and his nemesis, English gentleman detective Nayland Smith.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Sellers](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-sellers), [Richard Quine](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-quine)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marc Wilkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-wilkinson)
- **Producer:** [Hugh Hefner](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-hefner), [Zev Braun](https://cinepixo.com/people/zev-braun)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jean Tournier](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-tournier)
- **Editor:** [Claudine Bouché](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudine-bouche)

## Cast

- [Katia Tchenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/katia-tchenko)
- [David Tomlinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-tomlinson)
- [Helen Mirren](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-mirren)
- [John Le Mesurier](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-le-mesurier)
- [John Sharp](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sharp)
- [George Hilsdon](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-hilsdon)
- [Simon Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-williams)
- [Burt Kwouk](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-kwouk)
- [Sid Caesar](https://cinepixo.com/people/sid-caesar)
- [Peter Sellers](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-sellers) as Fu Manchu
- [Steven Franken](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-franken)

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