“Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde” ( English Dr. Jekyll And Sister Hyde ) - British film in 1971, in the horror genre, film adaptation of the novel by Robert Lewis Stevenson “The strange story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde .”
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| Genre | horror |
| Producer | Roy Ward Baker |
| Producer | Brian Clemens Albert Fennel |
| Author script | Robert Lewis Stevenson (BOOK) Brian Clemens |
| In the main cast | Ralph Bates Martin Beswick |
| Operator | Norman Warwick |
| Composer | David Sinclair Whitaker |
| Film company | Hammer film productions |
| Duration | 97 minutes |
| A country |  Great Britain |
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| Year | 1971 |
| IMDb | ID 0068502 |
The director was Roy Ward Baker . The film was shot by the British studio Hammer Film Productions and became their third adaptation of the literary source after The Ugly Duckling (1959) and The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll . The main roles were played by: Ralph Bates and Martin Beswick [1] .
Story
Dr. Jekyll’s experiments to create the elixir of life lead to the creation of a drug that takes the doctor into a woman. This transformation also changes its character. To support the production of the elixir, a woman who calls herself Jekyll's sister, Mrs. Hyde, is forced to kill young girls.
Cast
- Ralph Bates - Dr. Jekyll
- Martin Beswick - Sister Hyde
- Gerald Sim - Professor Robertson
- Lewis Faender - Howard
- Susan Broderick - Susan
- Dorothy Alison - Mrs. Spencer
- Ivor Dean - William Burke
- Tony Calvin - William Hare
- Philip Madoc - Biker
- Paul Whitsun-Jones - Sergeant Danvers
- Virginia Veterell - Betsy
Camera crew
- Director: Roy Ward Baker
- Producer: Brian Clemens , Albert Fennel
- Screenwriter: Robert Lewis Stevenson (BOOK), Brian Clemens
- Composer: David Sinclair Whaker
- Operator: Norman Warwick
Criticism
“ Time Out ” called the film “great fun” and “a surprisingly successful attempt to report new changes to the old theme” [2] .
George R. Reis from the DVD Drive-In gave a positive review of the film, writing: “In the hands of most filmmakers of that time, this topic of gender reassignment would require maximum tact, but not with Hemmer. Clemens’s script doesn’t take itself too seriously, but rightly combines the legends of Stevenson’s character with Jack the Ripper and the grave diggers Burke and Heir. ” Reis praised the production of the film and the direction of Baker [3] .
Variety Magazine called the film “very creative”: “Director Roy Ward Baker set a good pace, built up tension and beat it so that everything seemed plausible. He combines horrific killings with rather subtle humor. Bates and Beswick, strong, attractive personalities, have a strange resemblance to each other, which makes the transitions quite plausible ” [4] .
Starburst Magazine's John Higgins awarded the film 8 out of 10 stars, praising Beswick's work and screenplay. [5]
Notes
- ↑ Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde - review | cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online . Radio Times. Date of treatment June 27, 2019.
- ↑ Dr Jekyll And Sister Hyde | Film review . Time Out London. Date of treatment June 27, 2019.
- ↑ Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde . www.dvddrive-in.com. Date of treatment June 27, 2019.
- ↑ Variety Staff, Variety Staff. Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde Variety (1 January 1971). Date of treatment June 27, 2019.
- ↑ DR JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE (1971) (English) (unspecified) ? . STARBURST Magazine. Date of treatment June 27, 2019.
Literature
- Rigby, Jonathan ,. English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema. - Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000. - ISBN 1-903111-01-3 .
Links
- "Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde" on TCM Movie Database
- Bfi screenonline
- Britmovie