I, Monster
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| Directed by | Stephen Weeks |
| Produced by | John Dark Max Rosenberg Milton Subotsky |
| Written by | Milton Subotsky |
| Based on | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Starring | Christopher Lee Peter Cushing Mike Raven Richard Hurndall George Merritt Kenneth J. Warren |
| Music by | Carl Davis |
| Cinematography | Moray Grant |
| Edited by | Peter Tanner |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films (UK) The Cannon Group (USA) |
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Running time
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75 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
I, Monster is a 1971 British horror film directed by Stephen Weeks (his feature debut) for Amicus Productions. It is an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with the main characters' names changed to Dr. Charles Marlowe and Mr. Edward Blake.
Plot
Psychologist Charles Marlowe (Lee) invents a drug which will release his patients' inhibitions. When he tests it on himself, he becomes the evil Edward Blake, who descends into crime and eventually murder. Utterson (Cushing), Marlowe's lawyer, believes that Blake is blackmailing his friend until he discovers the truth.
Cast
- Christopher Lee – Dr. Charles Marlowe / Edward Blake
- Peter Cushing – Frederick Utterson
- Mike Raven – Enfield
- Richard Hurndall – Dr. Hastie Lanyon
- George Merritt – Mr. Poole
- Kenneth J. Warren – Mr. Deane
- Susan Jameson – Diane Thomas
- Marjie Lawrence – Annie
- Aimée Delamain – Landlady
- Michael Des Barres – Boy in Alley
- Lesley Judd – Woman in Alley (uncredited)
- Ian McCulloch – Man at Bar (uncredited)
Production
It stars Christopher Lee as the Doctor and his alter ego, and Peter Cushing as Frederick Utterson, a central character in Stevenson's original story. Mike Raven and Susan Jameson also star. It was photographed by Moray Grant, with music by Carl Davis.
Peter Duffell who had previously worked for Amicus was offered the movie to direct but turned it down. Finance came from British Lion and the NFFC.[1]
It was intended to be shown in 3-D, but the process was aborted mid-filming. This caused production to finish behind schedule.[1]
Reception
The film performed poorly at the box office.[1]
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). I, Monster at IMDb
- I, Monster at AllMovie
- I, Monster at BFI Screenonline
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