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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Added	Sun, 31/01/2021
Release date	24-09-1910
Original title	Den Skæbnesvangre opfindelse
Феномены	Werewolf
References	it.wikipedia.org letterboxd.com fantlab.ru imdb.com fdb.cz

"The Fatal Invention" (orig. Den Skæbnesvangre opfindelse is a 1910 silent horror short film directed by August Blom.

The film's screenplay is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel The Strange Story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and is more faithful to the plot of the original than the theatrical production of the same years.

The Strange Story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson

Book (fiction)|1886

The strange and mysterious story of the mysterious Henry Jekyll inspires an unaccountable horror with its inexplicability. How can a decent, well-respected man, with an even, calm character, be connected with this vicious man, Edward Hyde, who commits brutal acts? Why are there such strange conditions in the doctor's will? Where does this Hyde live and where does it constantly disappear without a trace? The tangled incidents in which these two faces are fatally intertwined end tragically… And only the diary of the deceased, replete with terrible details, clarifies the picture of what happened.

Unfortunately, the film is considered lost, only photos from the shooting have survived to this day.

Dr. Henry Jekyll, experimenting with scientific means to reveal the dark side of man, accidentally frees the killer inside himself.

Phenomena in artwork: Werewolf

Dr. Jekyll creates an elixir that releases his dark essence. By adopting it, he not only behaves like a vicious and aggressive animal, but also outwardly turns into a monkey-like, hair-covered monster.

Mr. Hyde

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Кадр из фильма "Роковое изобретение" (1910)