Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941 American horror film directed by Victor Fleming
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Summary
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,658 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Victor Fleming[3]
- Screenwriter: John Lee Mahin[4], Paul Osborn[5]
- Composer: Franz Waxman[6]
- Genre: horror film[7], science fiction film[8], drama film[9]
- Based on: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde[10]
- Cast member: Spencer Tracy[11], Ingrid Bergman[12], Lana Turner[13], Donald Crisp[14], Ian Hunter[15], C. Aubrey Smith[16], Sara Allgood[17], William Tannen[18], Barton MacLane[19], Billy Bevan[20], Lawrence Grant[21], Doris Lloyd[22], Claude King[23], Colin Kenny[24]
- Producer: Victor Saville[25]
- Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[26]
- Director of photography: Joseph Ruttenberg[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
- Commons category: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film)[29]
- Distribution format: video on demand[30]
- Review score: 6.7/10[31], 60%[32]
- Color: black-and-white[33]
- Country of origin: United States[34]
- Publication date: January 1, 1941[35], August 12, 1941[36], September 1, 1941[37]
- Characters: Dr. Jekyll[38], Mr. Hyde[39], Dr. Lanyon[40], Mr. Poole[41]
- Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[42]
- Narrative location: London[43]
- Film editor: Harold F. Kress[44]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[45], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[46], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score[47]
- Title: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde[48]
- Has characteristic: film based on literature[49]
- MPA film rating: G[50]
Why It Matters
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]