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The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll is a British film of genre Science fiction directed by Terence Fisher released in USA on 3 may 1961 with Dawn Addams
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 3 may 1961
Length 1h28
Directed by Terence Fisher
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Serial killer films
Rating62%
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll is a 1960 horror film by Hammer Film Productions. It was directed by Terence Fisher, and stars Paul Massie as Dr. Jekyll, and co-stars Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee and David Kossoff. It was written by Wolf Mankowitz, based on the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
In contrast to other film versions, Jekyll was portrayed as a rather bland and faceless person, while Hyde was presented as suave and handsome. This reflects director Fisher's belief in what critics (such as biographer Wheeler Winston Dixon) called "the charm of evil". The film is also unusual in that it is one of the few where the Jekyll/Hyde character does not die in the story's conclusion.
The film was released in North America under the titles House of Fright and Jekyll's Inferno.
Synopsis
Henry Jekyll's wife Kitty cheats on him with his friend Paul Allen (who hounds money from Jekyll). Ignoring the warnings of his colleague and friend Dr. Ernst Littauer, Jekyll concocts a chemical potion which he hopes will help him learn the depths of the human mind.Actors
Dawn Addams
(Kitty Jekyll)
Christopher Lee
(Paul Allen)
David Kossoff
(Dr. Littauer)
Francis De Wolff
(Inspector)
Oliver Reed
(Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited))
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