Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson´s Silent Classic

John Barrymore is riveting as humanitarian scientist Dr. Henry Jekyll in this classic 1920 version of Robert Louis Stevenson´s classic tale. Dr. Jekyll, obsessed with separating the good and evil impulses in every person, creates a potion that transforms him into the demonic Mr. Hyde. Dr. Jekyll´s on-camera transformation to Hyde contains a tour de force performance by John Barrymore. The initial transformation scene was achieved only through Barrymore´s facial contortions without the use of makeup and remains a frightening, memorable sequence to this day.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 18 Juni, 2006