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THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU

Label: Blue Underground. 

Physical Media Release Date: 07/29/25.

Form of Release: 4K UHD + Blu-ray. 

THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU SYNOPSIS:

Fu Manchu plans to freeze the world's oceans. Denis Nayland Smith and Dr Petrie of Scotland Yard are the only ones capable of stopping him.

The Legendary Asian Crime Lord Is Back... And International Evil Has A Chilling New Home!

Christopher Lee (THE LORD OF THE RINGS) returns as the diabolical super-villain who, along with his sadistic daughter Lin Tang (Tsai Chin of CASINO ROYALE), creates a fiendish new chemical weapon that will turn the seas into a giant block of ice. But when his archenemy Nayland Smith (Richard Greene of THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD) tracks the madman's trail of kidnapping, murder and massive global destruction, he himself becomes trapped in Fu Manchu's impenetrable lair of cruelty. Can any of the world's top-secret agents (including a wild performance by Jess Franco) now stop the cold-blooded terror that lives in THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU?

Maria Perschy (THE GHOST GALLEON) and Rosalba Neri (99 WOMEN) co-star in this notorious sequel directed by Jess Franco (THE BLOODY JUDGE) that marked Christopher Lee's final performance as the infamous Chinese madman. Now Blue Underground presents THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU in a brand-new 4K restoration from the original camera negative in Dolby Vision HDR!

SPECIAL FEATURES 

  • DISC ONE - 4K UHD

    • NEW! Audio Commentary with Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson and Troy Howarth

    • The Fall of Fu Manchu - Interviews with Director Jess Franco, Producer Harry Alan Towers, and Stars Christopher Lee & Tsai Chin

    • NEW! Castle of Carnage – Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author of “Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco”

    • International Trailer

    • NEWLY EXPANDED! Poster & Still Gallery

    • NEW! RiffTrax Edition – THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU Riffed by Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett & Kevin Murphy (75 Mins.)

THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU

MPAA

PG.

Runtime 

92 minutes.

Original Release 

1969.

Video 

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono

Subtitles 

English SDH, French, Spanish

Discs

4K Ultra HD
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD-100, 1 BD-50)

Digital 

N/A

Physical Bonuses

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Playback
4K Blu-ray: Region free
2K Blu-ray: Region free​​​

OUR VERDICT:

+ First Time on 4K UHD

+ A Cult Franchise

- A Questionable Christopher Lee in the Lead

x9 Special Features

+ x3 Audio Commentaries

- NO Digital Code Included

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