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Overview
Henry Jekyll is a troubled man. His wife died of pneumonia. He wants his sister-in-law, but her father forbids any contact. And his experiments into the dual nature of man have yielded a personality-splitting drug that he has tested on himself, changing him into an uninhibited brute who seeks violent and undignified pleasures. Jekyll quickly becomes addicted to the sordid freedom induced by the drug. He can commit the most enjoyably revolting deeds, then return to his laboratory and use an antidote to change back to his original form, so that his lofty persona remains untarnished.
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Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Michael Caine
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde


Cheryl Ladd
Cheryl Ladd
Sara Crawford
Cheryl Ladd
Sara Crawford


Joss Ackland
Joss Ackland
Dr. Charles Lanyon
Joss Ackland
Dr. Charles Lanyon


Ronald Pickup
Ronald Pickup
Jeffrey Utterson, Esquire
Ronald Pickup
Jeffrey Utterson, Esquire


Diane Keen
Diane Keen
Annabel
Diane Keen
Annabel


Kim Thomson
Kim Thomson
Lucy Harris
Kim Thomson
Lucy Harris


Kevin McNally
Kevin McNally
Sergeant Hornby
Kevin McNally
Sergeant Hornby


David Schofield
David Schofield
Snape
David Schofield
Snape


Lionel Jeffries
Lionel Jeffries
Jekyll's Father
Lionel Jeffries
Jekyll's Father


Lee Montague
Lee Montague
Inspector Palmer
Lee Montague
Inspector Palmer
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