The read
A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%. Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 84% of the 344 1970s horror movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
In foggy London Dr Jekyll experiments on newly deceased women determined to discover an elixir for immortal life. Success enables his spectacular transformation into the beautiful but psychotic Sister Hyde who stalks the dark alleys of Whitechapel for young, innocent, female victims, ensuring continuation of the bloodstained research. With each transformation Sister Hyde becomes the more dominant personality, determined to eventually suppress the frail, ineffectual Dr Jekyll forever.
Ratings
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
112 audience votes
Key crew
- Roy Ward BakerDirector
- David WhitakerOriginal Music Composer
- Brian ClemensScreenplay
Cast
- Ralph BatesDr. Jekyll
- Martine BeswickSister Hyde
- Gerald SimProfessor Robertson
- Lewis FianderHoward
- Susan BrodrickSusan
- Dorothy AlisonMrs. Spencer
- Ivor DeanBurke
- Philip MadocByker
- Irene BradshawYvonne
- Neil WilsonOlder Policeman
- Paul Whitsun-JonesSergeant Danvers
- Tony CalvinHare
Themes
The Best Movies of 1971
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde is #43 of 60
