The Blood of Fu Manchu

The Blood of Fu Manchu

1968 · 92 min · ★ 4.4 · Adventure, Crime

In his remote jungle hideout, the evil Fu Manchu and his sadistic daughter Lin Tang have discovered a deadly venom that affects only men. Using mind control Fu Manchu recruits six women to become carriers of the 'kiss of death' targeting key people of political influence. This will prevent them from interfering with his own ambition to spread his venomous death around the World's major cities in a plan to gain World domination.

Directed by Jesús Franco · Written by Harry Alan Towers

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