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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 Manchú 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 (Blu-ray) (1968)
10 Women programmed... to KILL... their LIPS instruments of DEATH!Director: Jess Franco
Year of Copyright: 1968
Year of Production: 1967
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
Blue Underground and Indicator come from separate 4K restorations and each have exclusive extras.
Do note that the original 2017 Blue Underground Blu-ray is reportedly an upscale.
GENERAL NOTES:
This Spanish/West 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 credited to both Daniel White and Gert Wilden in that order, with Wilden's music replacing much of White's including the main theme;
- the U.K. theatrical version (~62 minutes at 24fps/~60 minutes at 25fps);
- the American television version titled "Against All Odds" (~93 minutes at 24fps/~90 minutes at 25fps) censoring nudity with cuts and blurring;
- the U.S. theatrical version titled "Kiss and Kill" with rearranged scenes (~91 minutes at 24fps/~88 minutes at 25fps). -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL Double Feature America- Blue Underground - No cuts (93:41)
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition America- Blue Underground - No cuts (93:36)
- Blu-ray ALL Double Feature Canada- Blue Underground - No cuts (93:41)
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition Canada- Blue Underground - No cuts (93:36)
- Blu-ray B Standard Edition United Kingdom- Powerhouse Films - No cuts (93:39)
- Blu-ray B The Fu Manchu Cycle, 1965-1969 United Kingdom- Powerhouse Films - No cuts (93:39)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 08/06/17
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 21/07/25UPDATE LOG:
08/06/17: Initial entry.
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10/06/17: Added note about the rumours that the Blue Underground transfers are upscales.
02/10/20: Added the UK Powerhouse Films' release.
12/06/21: Dates
26/04/23: Spanish co-production title, tagline.
20/12/24: Added alternate titles.
04/03/25: Added version notes.
15/07/25: Added Blue Underground 2025 and Indicator standard edition.
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