Terence Fisher directed this Hammer studios version of the famous Robert Louis Stevenson novel that stars Paul Massie as both kindly(but bookish) scientist Henry Jekyll, and his wild(but evil) alternate Mr. Hyde. Jekyll has developed a serum he thinks will isolate the evil from people, but instead splits his personality, transforming the older bearded Henry to the younger and non-bearded Hyde, who does all the things Henry finds repugnant. Dawn Addams plays his disinterested wife Kitty, who is having an affair with his old friend Paul Allen(played by Christopher Lee) who introduces Hyde to the seamy side of London life, which will end in tragedy for all concerned... Underrated version has good performances by the leads(especially Massie) and fine direction and script. The Frederic March version is best, but this compares well.
Review of The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
