Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1920 film, directed by John S. Robertson
Movie film Q1253932
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Summary

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,782 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: John S. Robertson[3]
  • Screenwriter: Thomas Russell Sullivan[4]
  • Genre: horror film[5], science fiction film[6], silent film[7]
  • Based on: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde[8]
  • Cast member: John Barrymore[9], Martha Mansfield[10], Nita Naldi[11], Charles Lane[12], George Stevens[13], Edgard Varèse[14], Louis Wolheim[15], Brandon Hurst[16], Charles Willis Lane[17], J. Malcolm Dunn[18], Ferdinand Gottschalk[19], Julia Hurley[20], Blanche Ring[21], May Robson[22]
  • Producer: Adolph Zukor[23], Jesse Louis Lasky[24]
  • Production company: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation[25]
  • Director of photography: Roy Overbaugh[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Commons category: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 Paramount film)[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 7.8/10[30], 92%[31]
  • Color: black-and-white[32]
  • Country of origin: United States[33]
  • Publication date: March 18, 1920[34]
  • Characters: Mr. Hyde[35], Dr. Jekyll[36], Dr. Lanyon[37], Mr. Utterson[38], Mr. Poole[39]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[40], Netflix[41]
  • Narrative location: London[42]
  • Title: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde[43]
  • Has characteristic: film based on literature[44]
  • After a work by: Robert Louis Stevenson[45]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[46]
  • Duration: 81 minutes[47]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[48]
  • BBFC rating: A certificate[49]

Why It Matters

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 32608
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  3. 10w ago · Davidultra · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 12w ago · Davidultra · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1920-03-18T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Thomas Russell Sullivan
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+81'}
    Bbfc rating → A certificate
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