Dr. Fu-Manchu series
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The Dr. Fu-Manchu series is a collection of early 20th-century adventure and crime novels by Sax Rohmer featuring the villainous mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu, whose stereotyped portrayal has had a lasting and controversial impact on popular culture.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dr. Fu-Manchu series canonical | 1 |
| Fu Manchu characters by Sax Rohmer | 1 |
| Fu Manchu film series | 1 |
| Fu Manchu series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17497785 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Fu-Manchu series Context triple: [Fu Manchu stories, alsoKnownAs, Dr. Fu-Manchu series]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu is a 1967 British–Hong Kong crime adventure film in the Fu Manchu series, starring Christopher Lee as the infamous criminal mastermind.
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D.
The Face of Fu Manchu
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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E.
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.
- 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: Dr. Fu-Manchu series Target entity description: The Dr. Fu-Manchu series is a collection of early 20th-century adventure and crime novels by Sax Rohmer featuring the villainous mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu, whose stereotyped portrayal has had a lasting and controversial impact on popular culture.
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A.
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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B.
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.
-
C.
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu is a 1967 British–Hong Kong crime adventure film in the Fu Manchu series, starring Christopher Lee as the infamous criminal mastermind.
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D.
The Face of Fu Manchu
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dr. Fu-Manchu series
linked to: Dr. Fu-Manchu series
linked to: Dr. Fu-Manchu series