The Face of Fu Manchu
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The Face of Fu Manchu is a 1965 British-German crime thriller film that launched a series of movies about the fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu, produced by Harry Alan Towers and starring Christopher Lee in the title role.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Face of Fu Manchu canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9518952 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Face of Fu Manchu Context triple: [Harry Alan Towers, notableWork, The Face of Fu Manchu]
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A.
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1930 American crime thriller film featuring the infamous fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu in a tale of revenge and intrigue.
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B.
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film that introduces the infamous criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu, adapted from Sax Rohmer’s popular series of novels.
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C.
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1980 comedy film that parodies the classic Fu Manchu villain character, notable as Peter Sellers’ final movie role.
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D.
The Man of Mystery
The Man of Mystery is a silent-era film directed by Albert Parker, recognized as one of his notable works in early American cinema.
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E.
Fu Manchu stories
The Fu Manchu stories are a series of early 20th-century adventure and crime novels by Sax Rohmer featuring the villainous Dr. Fu Manchu, a mastermind often cited as a classic example of the "Yellow Peril" stereotype in Western fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Face of Fu Manchu Target entity description: The Face of Fu Manchu is a 1965 British-German crime thriller film that launched a series of movies about the fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu, produced by Harry Alan Towers and starring Christopher Lee in the title role.
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A.
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1930 American crime thriller film featuring the infamous fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu in a tale of revenge and intrigue.
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B.
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film that introduces the infamous criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu, adapted from Sax Rohmer’s popular series of novels.
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C.
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1980 comedy film that parodies the classic Fu Manchu villain character, notable as Peter Sellers’ final movie role.
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D.
The Man of Mystery
The Man of Mystery is a silent-era film directed by Albert Parker, recognized as one of his notable works in early American cinema.
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E.
Fu Manchu stories
The Fu Manchu stories are a series of early 20th-century adventure and crime novels by Sax Rohmer featuring the villainous Dr. Fu Manchu, a mastermind often cited as a classic example of the "Yellow Peril" stereotype in Western fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime thriller film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Dr. Fu Manchu character
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works by Sax Rohmer ⓘ |
| character |
Dr. Fu Manchu
NERFINISHED
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Nayland Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Erwin Hillier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Don Sharp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Warner-Pathé Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | John Trumper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Dublin
NERFINISHED
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Brides of Fu Manchu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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thriller film ⓘ |
| hasVillain | Dr. Fu Manchu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Christopher Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist | Nayland Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Christopher Whelen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | launching a series of Fu Manchu films starring Christopher Lee ⓘ |
| partOf |
1960s British cinema
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1960s German cinema ⓘ |
| portrays |
Christopher Lee as Dr. Fu Manchu
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Nigel Green as Nayland Smith ⓘ |
| producer | Harry Alan Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Constantin Film
NERFINISHED
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Omnia Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Berkely Mather
NERFINISHED
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Harry Alan Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Fu Manchu film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| starring |
Christopher Lee
NERFINISHED
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Howard Marion-Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ James Robertson Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ Joachim Fuchsberger NERFINISHED ⓘ Karin Dor NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Face of Fu Manchu Description of subject: The Face of Fu Manchu is a 1965 British-German crime thriller film that launched a series of movies about the fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu, produced by Harry Alan Towers and starring Christopher Lee in the title role.
Referenced by (2)
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