The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967)

Director:

Lindsay Shonteff

Writers:

Kevin Kavanagh (screenplay)
Sax Rohmer (stories)

Release Date:

17 May 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

SHE is the most SADISTIC...DIABOLICAL...WOMAN WHO EVER LIVED! (original ad - all caps)

Plot:

Frankie Avalon and George Nader (that guy from "The Robot Monster") are a couple of wise-cracking, swingin' secret agents...

Plot Keywords:

Bare Chested Male Bondage | Cold Blooded Murder | Woman Dead On Floor | Spying | Woman Leader

Cast

Frankie Avalon	...	Agent Tommy Carter
George Nader	...	Agent Nick West
Shirley Eaton	...	Sumuru
Wilfrid Hyde-White	...	Colonel Sir Anthony Baisbrook
Klaus Kinski	...	President Boong
Patti Chandler	...	Louise
Salli Sachse	...	Mikki
Ursula Rank	...	Erno
Krista Nell	...	Zoe
Maria Rohm	...	Helga Martin
Paul Chang	...	Inspector Koo
Essie Huang	...	Kitty
Jon Fong	...	Colonel Medika
Denise Davreux	...	Sumuru Guard
Mary Cheng	...	Sumuru Guard

Also Known As:

Sumuru (UK) (alternative title)
The 1000 Eyes of Su-Muru
The Slaves of Sumuru

Runtime:

95 min | West Germany:80 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:A | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Shaw - Brothers Studios, Hong Kong, China

Company:

Sumuru Films

Trivia:

According to director Lindsay Shonteff in a 1994 interview, Klaus Kinski had numerous ideas for unusual behavior exhibited by his character President Boong, including that whenever someone entered a room where he was he would climb out from underneath a huge pile of cushions and that whenever he was talking to a pretty girl an abnormally long tongue would emerge from his mouth and try to lick her face. Sadly none of these made the final cut, but if you watch carefully you can see his tongue starting to come out in some scenes.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Million Eyes of Sumuru (#1.18)" (1989)

A 1960s time-capsule

Silly as this movie may be, it does evoke a certain aspect of 1960s culture, so if you're nostalgic for beehive hair-dos, go-go boots, narrow neckties, white lipstick, etc -- sit back and enjoy. The plot and acting here are beneath notice but the pace is snappy and it does have a few oddball moment of note. See Frankie Avalon acting tough and throwing a hand grenade! See Wilfred Hyde-White slumming it! See George Nader in chains being whipped by Shirley Eaton! This whipping scene, in fact, is the movie's highlight. Not only does a bare-chested Nader look pretty good for a man in his mid-40s, but note that his belt is unbuckled. Did the wicked Su-muru plan to pull down his pants after the whipping? Inquiring minds want to know!