The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Una adaptaciòn màs de la gran novela de R.L.Stevenson, estelarizada por el gran actor Jack Palance, cuya cara hosca se presta, de maravilla, para cumplir ademàs el rol de Mr. Hyde. Como es conocido, se trata de la historia y peripecias de un individuo que gracias a una pòcima, creada por èl mismo, que bebe para experimentar cambios de caràcter y personalidad,de manera de investigar en què consiste dicha situaciòn y què consecuencias puede tener. En el fondo se trata de conocer algo de la parte oscura que todo ser humano posee y que sòlo en algunas ocasiones aparece en pùblico. Sin embargo, los cambios llevan al pulcro caballero Jekyll a convertirse en un cruel asesino, Hyde, que no logra controlar ese estado pasajero por el que pasa cuando ha ingerido dicha preparaciòn.Asì como la novela tuvo un èxito inmediato, tambièn las diferentes pelìculas que se han hecho sobre este personaje han merecido la aceptaciòn unànime del pùblico, constituyèndose realmente en un film de culto.Por otra parte, la cinta ha sido protagonizada por grandes actores, que no viene al caso nombrar ahora, pero que hace recomendable visionar las otras versiones para realizar un anàlisis comparativo de las actuaciones de los distintos protagonistas en cada caso. No se arrepentiràn. En este caso, la actuaciòn de Palance es memorable porque saca provecho de su aspecto fìsico natural que lo ayuda a encajar muy bien en el papel de ambos personajes.Desde todo punto de vista es una pelìcula muy recomendable de ver, sobre todo haciendo una comparaciòn con las demàs que existen.

Dan curtis's vsn of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was a made for TV broadcast oiver 2 nights in 1968more of a Drama than a thriller total runtime is 120mins so lots of scenes do Drag onso about rough estimate 1hr 15mins each night with commercialscouldve easily been edited to 90mins TV film for 1 night TV broadcast of 2hrs running timescreen ratio is 1:33:1 Full screen, picture quality is about 8/10 Digitally remastered so very sharp & clearEXTRAS now despite what it says on the back cover art, which was the main reason i bought this dvdinterview with Jack palance & special make up effects artists Dick smiththere is abolutely zero extras on the Disc tragically,all you get is main menu with Play option, chapter selection and subtitles option that is itso this dvd is only worth under $5 mainly cause of zero extras, 1 star i gave this dvd

Prime Video lists this as a 2002 production, but it's actually a TV movie dating from 1968. Produced by Dan Curtis of Dark Shadows fame, with background music by Robert Cobert who also did the music for Dark Shadows. Actually, some of the music touches are so similar that you might swear you are watching a Dark Shadows episode. Sadly, the print is rather blurry and low res, especially for the first half, though it improves a bit before the end. Jack Palance has a certain animal vitality as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde, but there is little of interest in the writing for him to work with; he was later used by Dan Curtis to much greater effect in "Dan Curtis' Dracula." Denholm Elliot (of Indiana Jones) is very good as Dr. Jekyll's friend and conscience. The rest of the cast is forgettable. There are decent sets and costumes but the videotape makes everything look cheap. Doesn't convey much of the sense of mystery from Stevenson's original story. The Spencer Tracy and Frederic March movies of this story are more worth looking up.

This Jekyll/Hyde rendition was a 1968 made-for-TV movie. Keeping that in mind, it wasn’t so bad. It is awfully dark, which was supposed to create a certain ‘Jack the Ripper’ atmosphere, I suppose. It just made a number of scenes hard to see. I like Jack Palance and Denholm Elliott, and both came through, Palance more than Elliott, but Elliott wasn’t bad. The girl, I’ve already forgotten her real name and movie name, was not believable. It wasn’t terrible. It might be just the thing for a lazy, rainy Saturday.

I last saw this made-for-TV movie when I was a teenager, and to date it remains my favorite telling of the Jekyll and Hyde story, even more than the Spencer Tracy version. It has a very Gothic quality to it, with the same atmosphere as Dark Shadows (and was actually produced by Dan Curtis, who created Dark Shadows). I find Palance very convincing as both personalities and was excited when I found that I could purchase the video. For those who only know Palance from his late career appearance in City Slickers, this will hopefully increase your respect for his talents.

Like Micheal Gough, Jack Palance always creeps me out. The faces that Palance makes in this film when he is attacking someone are completely savage. Killing for the pure pleasure. I also watched the film where Palance plays Dracula. I think he did a great job in that movie as well.

actors to slow, the writing was good, but I felt like I was the cringing director. They needed to have better timing, and blinking and facial expression was off--- the camera was too close to the faces during shots/converse that should be farther back---it just wasn't correct. The lighting, and props were ok. The people walking were at an unnatural "action" called gait.

This Canadian production was first broadcast in January 1968.It is more a play than a movieand it boasts some great British actors like Billie Whitelaw and Denholm Elliot.The real star isJack Palance of course.His animalistic face and intimidating prescence gives the viewer chills even beforeMr Hyde does anything nasty.This has the old static quality of video taped television, the plot graduallybuilding to a tragic climax.

I read Robert L. Stevenson's novella before viewing this film. I believe that the screenplay & story development surpassed Stevenson's original story. The novella could only speak of unmentionable debaucheries & cruelties that were not fully described. Perhaps publishing policy of the time limited Stevenson. In this film, the violence is fully depicted and we see the motivation for each killing or act of violence. The makeup on Jack Palance is effective but not grotesque or overdone. The settings in Toronto & 19th century sets conjure up London of that period. Very realistic and suspenseful. Well done by cast, writers & director.

Many years ago, when I first saw this version, Mr. Palance was the scariest Hyde I had seen. I held that memory and like many things, the more sophisticated, experienced me finds I am seeing this depiction differently. Alas.However the story is still the story and worth revisiting.

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This is arguably one of the best versions of this classic tale availableJust one thing to nitpick about. There is no interview with Jack Palance bonus feature as stated on the dvd case.