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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a British film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novella, directed by Maurice Phillips and starring John Hannah. Set in Victorian England, it was filmed in 2002 and released in Britain in that year. As the result of its release in the US in 2003, that date is sometimes attached to it.
| Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | |
|---|---|
DVD cover art | |
| Directed by | Maurice Phillips |
| Written by | Martyn Hesford |
| Based on | Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Produced by | Murray Ferguson |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Daf Hobson |
| Edited by | Nick McPhee |
| Music by | David Ferguson |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates | 2002 (UK)
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Running time | 120 minutes[1] 96 minutes (shorter version) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £750,000 (estimated) |
Dr Henry Jekyll experiments with a serum on himself, with the result that he is transformed into an evil character who calls himself Edward Hyde. Jekyll does not see that Hyde is a version of himself and develops a multiple personality disorder. After murdering women, Hyde frames Jekyll, who wishes to give himself up to the police, but Hyde intervenes, knowing that if Jekyll is hanged, Hyde will die too. Jekyll then kills himself.
The film was produced by John Hannah for his company Clerkenwell Films.[2] It was filmed in Lithuania in 2002, and a number of Scottish actors gave the film a Scottish flavour. Originally intended for television, it was released on DVD in 2004.[3]
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