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| The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll | |
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| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Screenplay by | Wolf Mankowitz |
| Based on | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Produced by | Michael Carreras |
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| Cinematography | Jack Asher |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £146,417[1] |
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (also known as Doctor Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. U.S. titles: House of Fright and Jekyll's Inferno) is a 1960 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Paul Massie, Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee and David Kossoff.[2] It was produced by Michael Carreras for Hammer Film Productions.[3][4] The screenplay was by Wolf Mankowitz, based on the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.[5]
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".[6] The film is unusual in that it was one of the few adaptations of the story where the Jekyll/Hyde character does not die in the story's conclusion. It is also set 12 years before the publication of Stevenson's novella.
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll was released in North America to theaters by American International Pictures under the titles House of Fright and Jekyll's Inferno and on American TV under its original British title.
- ^ Marcus Hearn and Alan Barnes, The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films, Titan Books 2007, p. 49
- ^ "Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) - Terence Fisher - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
- ^ "The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1961) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ Wheeler Winston Dixon The Charm of Evil: The Films of Terence Fisher (with an introduction by John Carpenter). Metuchen N. J. and London: Scarecrow Press 1991. 574 pages.