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Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, The (1968)
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Movie Review by The Gravedigger
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10.29.03
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This is one of the best movie adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel. Here, Jack Palance portays Dr. Jeckyll, who comes up with a chemical formula to release all the repressed desires he has. Actually, the Hyde character is at first more appealing than the uptight Doctor-but this changes as he becomes more aggressive and starts killing people around town. And the makeup by Dick Smith is fantastic-he makes Palance unrecognizable when he transforms into another human being (not a werewolf monster as depicted in some movies). The most interesting thing about this Dan Curtis (DARK SHADOWS) production is that it was shot on video, in color, in 1968-and it looks very good, considering how limiting those cameras were at the time. Hey, making movies on video is not a recent phenomenon!
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Rating: 7.0 out of 10.0 - 1 vote cast total
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