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The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)

10/24/1960 Horror, Science Fiction 1h 28m
61%
User
Score
6.3/10
83%

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Overview

After a series of scientific experiments directed towards freeing the inner man and controlling human personalities, the kindly, generous Dr Henry Jekyll succeeds in freeing his own alter ego, Edward Hyde, a sadistic, evil creature whose pleasure is murder.

Terence Fisher

Director

Wolf Mankowitz

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Paul Massie

Paul Massie

Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

Dawn Addams

Dawn Addams

Kitty Jekyll

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Paul Allen

David Kossoff

David Kossoff

Dr. Littauer

Norma Marla

Norma Marla

Maria

Francis de Wolff

Francis de Wolff

Inspector

Joy Webster

Joy Webster

Jenny

Magda Miller

Magda Miller

Sphinx Girl (uncredited)

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)

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Media

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Sam Hamm on THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL

Sam Hamm on THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written on September 23, 2021

_**Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Handsome Hedonist**_

In wild London of 1874, a reclusive scientist obsessively studies human nature (Paul Massie) while his alluring wife (Dawn Addams) is having a questionable relationship with a smooth gambler (Christopher Lee). The sudden appearance of suave Edward Hyde shakes everything up.

Released in 1960-1961, "The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll” (also known as “Jekyll's Inferno” and “House of Fright”) is the second of three Hammer films inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous story “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” It was preceded by the horror comedy “The Ugly Duckling” (1959) and followed by “Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde” (1971). (Please notice I said they’re “inspired by” and not “based on” Stevenson’s novella)...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on November 11, 2023

Paul Massie is really only competent here as physician "Dr. Jekyll" who is becoming increasingly frustrated by the rather linear approach taken by modern science to the issue of the human psyche. Trapped in a loveless marriage with "Kitty" (Dawn Addams) who is much keener on his parasitical friend "Paul" (Christopher Lee), he devotes more of his time to his work and soon develops a serum that turns an unassuming monkey into a maniac! How might it work on a man? Well, we don't have to wait long to find out as his own self-experimentation leads him to discover some rather nasty character traits in himself, but also some facts about the behaviour of those around him. Can he rein in his new alter ego, the debonaire and manipulative ("Mr. Hyde") or will that more dominant, charismatic, characte...

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