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Sax Rohmer's The Blood of Fu Manchu AKA The Blood of Fu Manchu AKA Der Todeskuss des Dr. Fu Man Chu AKA Fu ManchĂș y el beso de la muerte AKA Against All Odds AKA Kiss and Kill AKA Kiss of Death AKA Fu Manchu and the Keys of Death (1968)
10 Women programmed... to KILL... their LIPS instruments of DEATH!Director: Jess Franco
Year of Copyright: 1968
Year of Production: 1967
OVERALL: R0-
OVERALL: R0
Blue Underground is the clear winner, although do note that the German set has two versions of the film.
GENERAL NOTES:
This Spanish/German/American production exists in a number of versions:
- the English version (~94 minutes at 24fps/~90 minutes at 25fps) with a score by Daniel White;
- the Spanish version (~84 minutes at 24fps/~81 minutes at 25fps) with a score by Daniel White but credited to Gert Wilden;
- the German version (~81 minutes at 24fps/~78 minutes at 25fps) with a score by Gert Wilden but credited to Daniel White;
- the American television version titled "Against All Odds" (~93 minutes at 24fps/~90 minutes at 25fps)
- the U.S. theatrical version titled "Kiss and Kill" with rearranged scenes (~91 minutes at 24fps/~88 minutes at 25fps). -
CUTS:
- R0 America- Blue Underground - No Cuts (93:34 NTSC)
- R0 Japan- Pioneer - No cuts
- R2 Dr. Fu Man Chu Collection Germany- Kinowelt Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes the original version (89:47 PAL) and the German version (77:53 PAL)
- R2 Double Bill United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No Cuts (89:48 PAL)
- R2 The Fu Manchu DVD Double United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - No Cuts (89:50 PAL)
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 09/05/04
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 04/03/25UPDATE LOG:
11/08/11: Minor title update.
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10/06/17: Added Amazon links.
20/09/19: Added RT of Optimum & cuts waived info.
02/10/20: Typo.
12/06/21: Dates.
26/04/23: Spanish co-production title, tagline.
20/12/24: Added alternate titles.
04/03/25: Added version notes.
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