The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll And Miss Osbourne

– It's the engagement party for brilliant young Dr. Henry Jekyll and his fiancée, the beautiful Fanny..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 31 Minutes
Release Year:
1981
Original Name:
Docteur Jekyll et les femmes
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981) - Also known as Docteur Jekyll et les femmes

It's the engagement party for brilliant young Dr. Henry Jekyll and his fiancée, the beautiful Fanny Osbourne, attended by various pillars of Victorian society. But when people are found raped and murdered outside and ultimately inside the house, it becomes clear that a madman has broken in to disrupt the festivities - but who is he? And why does Dr. Jekyll keep sneaking off to his laboratory?

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Release Date:

17 Jun 1981

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Walerian Borowczyk

Writer:

Walerian Borowczyk (screenplay), Robert Louis Stevenson (novel)

Main Actors:

Udo Kier, Marina Pierro, Patrick Magee, Gérard Zalcberg

Plot:

The film takes place before, during and immediately after the engagement party of Dr.Henry Jekyll and Miss Fanny Osborne, attended by numerous highly respectable guests (a general, a doctor, a priest, a lawyer), the last of which informs the company that a child has been murdered in the street outside. While the others watch a young dancer perform, Dr.Jekyll instructs the lawyer to alter his will, leaving everything to a certain Mr.Hyde. Shortly afterwards, the dancer is found murdered, and the guests realise that one of their number must be a maniac with a prodigious sexual appetite...

Awards:

1 win.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10