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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Put yourself in her place! The dreaded night when her lover became a madman!
Put yourself in her place! The dreaded night when her lover became a ...
Horror, Science Fiction - 1931
7.6
90%
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Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.
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Rated:
Passed
Runtime:
98 min
Release date:
24 Dec 1931
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$535,000
Revenue:
$1,300,000
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 2 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Fredric March is the stellar performer in this blood-curdling shadow venture.
– Mordaunt Hall,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
A remarkable achievement that deserves to be much better known.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
26 Sep 2007
fresh:
Dr Jekyll combines gothic horror, aristocratic romance and madcap Freudian psychodrama into a dizzying, exhilarating brew.
– Tom Huddleston,
Time Out,
12 Dec 2008
rotten:
Camera trick of changing a central figure from the handsome Fredric March into the bestial, ape-like monster Hyde, carries a terrific punch, but in each successive use of the device -- and it is repeated four times -- it weakens in hair-raising effort.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
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