KYOTO INTERNATIONAL FILM AND ART FESTIVAL

A mysterious silent film based on the novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Human beings have two sides, good and evil. Dr. Jekyll, who studies the dual personalities of human beings, takes a drug that causes his own personality to split, leading him down a path of destruction. John Barrymore plays the role of the good and benevolent Dr. Jekyll, as well as Mr. Hyde, the vulgar and brutal man of desire. The film thrillingly depicts his transformation and the agony of his path toward destruction, from which there is no turning back.

John Barrymore
Brandon Hurst
Martha Mansfield
Charles Lane
George Stevens
Nita Naldi

【Orator】Raiko Sakamoto
【Piano accompaniment】Haruca Amamiya
【Translation】Keiko Yoshikawa

Director

John S. Robertson

Written by

Clara S. Beranger

Original

Robert Louis Stevenson

Cinematography

Roy Overbaugh

Country

USA

Year

1920