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The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) (1960)

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Release Date: Oct 24, 1960 Wide

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This is the film version of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in which Hyde is the handsome, clean-shaven one. Though top-billed Christopher Lee, portraying a caddish playboy, was the beneficiary of all the ad publicity, it is Paul Massie who plays Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The "horror" in the film is mostly sociological, with Jekyll learning first hand of the corruption lurking beneath the respectable facade of the Victorian Era. His metamorphosis into Hyde is

Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.

Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Terence Fisher

In Theaters: Oct 24, 1960 Wide

On DVD: Oct 3, 1995

Cast

Paul Massie
Dr. Jekyll
Dawn Addams
Kitty Jekyll
Christopher Lee
Paul Allen
David Kossoff
Ernest Litauer
Francis De Wolff
Inspector
Pauline Shepherd
Girl in Gin Shop
Helen Goss
Nannie
Joe Robinson
Corinthian
Arthur Lovegrove
Cabby
Oliver Reed
Victor Kendall
Clubman
Joy Webster
Norma Maria
Maria

Critic Reviews for The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)

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Jekyll's tragedy in this unique Stevenson revamp is that he doesn't understand that much of humanity already lives a Jekyll-and-Hyde existence -- including his unfaithful bride, who is a 'perfect wife' by day and a 'perfect mistress' by night.

February 17, 2011 Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

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John Beifuss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Terence Fisher's version of the Stevenson story is actually British bedroom farce, so dry and subtle that reviewers could only complain about the 'lack of horror'

September 25, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

The movie pretty much follows the original story, without using its new twist in any interesting ways.

October 16, 2008 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

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An awesome Hammer movie that relies more on psychological unnerving than gory imagery. While not actually scary, The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll has some pretty salty talk (by 60s standards anyway) and some, uh... unexpected goings on that were depicted in not such vague and ambiguous ways that Hollywood had done up to

September 16, 2010

Michael Gildea

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As with all Hamer flicks, this was an interesting interpretation. The thing that bothered me about it was that I think it borrowed a bit too heavily from "Portrait of Dorian Gray" for it's examination of Hyde. It was definitely against type to portray Hyde as the suave, sophisticated villian, but it's been done and

September 14, 2008