The 13 female slaves of Dr. Fu Man Chu

Movie
German title	The 13 female slaves of Dr. Fu Man Chu
Original title	The Brides of Fu Manchu
Country of production	Great Britain , Germany
original language	English , German
Publishing year	1966
length	90 minutes, Ger. Version 81 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Don Sharp
script	Harry Alan Towers (as Peter Welbeck )
production	Harry Alan Towers
music	Gert Wilden
camera	Ernest Steward
cut	Allan Morrison
occupation
Heinz Drache : Franz Baumer Christopher Lee : Dr. Fu Man Chu Marie Versini : Marianne Lenz Douglas Wilmer : Terrence Spencer / Nayland Smith Harald Leipnitz : Nikki Sheldon Tsai Chin : Lin Tang Joseph Fürst : Prof. Otto Lenz (as Joseph Furst ) Carole Gray : Maggy Merlin Howard Marion-Crawford : Dr. Petrie Rupert Davies : Prof. Jules Merlin Roger Hanin : Inspector Pierre Grimaldi Kenneth Fortescue : Sergeant Spicer Salmaan Peerzada : Abdul Burt Kwouk : Feng
chronology
Successor  → The Revenge of Dr. Fu Man Chu

The 13 female slaves of Dr. Fu Man Chu is the second film in the Dr. Fu Man Chu series by British producer Harry Alan Towers .

action

Dr. Fu Man Chu wants to rule the world again. From the Karna Temple in Lebanon he wants to send waves of energy to destroy entire cities. He succeeds in his first goal, the destruction of the ship Windsor Castle. Its second goal is the London World Peace Conference. But for that he needs new transmitters and receivers. So he intends to force Prof. Jules Merlin and Prof. Otto Lenz to work together.

Fu Man Chu had previously blackmailed 11 scientists by kidnapping their wives or daughters (the 13 slaves mentioned in the film title). Terrence Spencer recognizes Fu Man Chu's plans and lets Franz Baumer replace Otto Lenz.

Terrence Spencer and Franz Baumer finally manage to free the hostages. Otto Lenz averts the destruction of London by successfully superimposing Fu Man Chu's energy waves.

background

The film is based on Sax Rohmer's novel "The Brides of Fu Manchu". The producer Harry Alan Towers wrote the script under the pseudonym Peter Welbeck. There are other role names in the English version. So Terrence Spencer as an opponent Fu Man Chus there is Nayland Smith and Carole Gray's role Michèle Merlin instead of Maggy Merlin. The score for the English version is by Bruce Montgomery . Resumed roles are played by Tsai Chin as Man Chu's daughter, Howard Marion Crawford as pathologist Dr. Petrie and Polet Tu as employees of Nayland Smith, Lotus.

Reviews

"Elaborate, only average exciting spectacle with antiquated technical ideas."

- Lexicon of international film

“Fu Man Chu (se) does not work without women! Re − murks from 16. "

- Lexicon of Science Fiction Films

"Cheap action film of no value."

- Protestant film observer

Web links

• The 13 female slaves of Dr. Fu Man Chu in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The 13 female slaves of Dr. Fu Man Chu. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
2. ↑ Ronald M. Hahn; Volker Jansen: Lexicon of Science Fiction Films. 720 films from 1902 to 1983 . Original edition, Heyne, Munich 1983 (Heyne-Buch; 01/7236), ISBN 3-453-01901-6
3. ↑ Ev. Munich Press Association, Review No. 363/1966