{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1968.jpg | alt = | caption = DVD cover art | director = [[Charles Jarrott]] | producer = [[Dan Curtis]] | writer = | screenplay = [[Ian McLellan Hunter]] | story = | based_on = {{based on|''[[Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]''|[[Robert Louis Stevenson]]}} | starring = [[Jack Palance]]<br>[[Denholm Elliott]]<br>[[Tessie O'Shea]] | narrator = | music = [[Bob Cobert]] | cinematography = | editor = | company = [[Dan Curtis Productions]] | network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | released = {{Start date|1968|01|07}} | runtime = 120 minutes | country = United States<br>Canada | language = English | budget = }} '''''The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''''' is a 1968 Canadian-American television film based on the 1886 novella ''[[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]'' by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]. It was directed by [[Charles Jarrott]], produced by [[Dan Curtis]], and written by [[Ian McLellan Hunter]].
It was one of a series of adaptations of famous novels done by ABC.<ref>Jack Palance Signed for "Jekyll and Hyde", ''Los Angeles Times'', 24 July 1967: d30. </ref>
==Plot== The story follows respectable Dr. Henry Jekyll, who suggests to his colleagues that finding a means to separate the good and bad inherent in every human being, and eliminating the evil side, will help advance man's progress and survival. He has created a serum which he believes will accomplish this, but the very idea of it is rejected by his peers.
Angered by the response, Jekyll decides to self-experiment, taking the untested serum. The results are disastrous, it unleashes an immoral, depraved alter ego, Edward Hyde, whose existence eventually leads to moral decay and unchecked violence.
Hyde's presence becomes stronger and more frequent until Jekyll is trapped, realizing his hubris has created someone who may destroy him.
==Cast== * [[Jack Palance]] as [[Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (character)|Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde]] * [[Denholm Elliott]] as Mr. George Devlin * [[Tessie O'Shea]] as Tessie O'Toole * [[Torin Thatcher]] as Sir John Turnbull * [[Oskar Homolka]] as Stryker * [[Leo Genn]] as Dr. Hastie Lanyon * [[Billie Whitelaw]] as Gwyn Thomas * Rex Sevenoaks as Dr. Wright * Gillie Fenwick as Poole * Elizabeth Cole as Hattie * [[Duncan Lamont]] as Sergeant Grimes * Paul Harding as Constable Johnson * Donald Webster as Garvis * Geoffrey Alexander as Richard Enfield
==Production== [[Dan Curtis]] originally engaged [[Rod Serling]] to write the script and [[Jason Robards]] to star, with filming to take place in [[London]]. Robards, however, was unhappy with the script, and filming in London proved difficult due to a technician's union strike. Filming was pushed back, and Robards decided to drop out.<ref>'Jekyll' Film Has Hideous Problems, Humphrey, Hal., ''Los Angeles Times'', 2 Jan. 1968: e24.</ref> With a new script by [[Ian McLellan Hunter]] and a new leading man in [[Jack Palance]], Curtis decided to film in Canada, where it would be cheaper to do so than in the US.<ref name="jack">TV Actors--Get 'Em Wholes'l in Canada, Humphrey, Hal., ''Los Angeles Times'', 26 Oct. 1967: c20.</ref>
Filming took place in [[Toronto]] over seven weeks in 1967. Curtis had to pay $200,000 to build a replica of Washington Square in Toronto, and Palance was injured while filming a stunt.<ref>Jack Palance Injured in Stunt Mishap, ''Los Angeles Times'', 9 Sept. 1967: b5</ref> The budget was approximately $900,000,<ref name="los">TV REVIEW: 'Case of Jekyll and Hyde' Makes Its Debut on ABC, Dutton, Walt., ''Los Angeles Times'', 9 Jan. 1968: c12.</ref> of which [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] paid approximately half. The show was nominated for four [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmy Awards]]: [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie|Outstanding Television Movie]], [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama]] ([[Tessie O'Shea]]), Best Graphic Design, and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)|Best Makeup]] at the [[20th Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+9-No.+11-May+11%2C+1968.pdf| title=RPM Magazine Vol.9 No. 11 - May 11, 1968}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062908/ ''The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde''] at [[IMDb]]
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