I, Monster

Apr 1 1973 PG 1h 15m
Horror

Christopher Lee stars in this Amicus production of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” where the names have been changed to Dr. Marlowe and Mr. Blake. Lee as Dr. Marlowe experiments with intravenous drugs that are suppose to release inner inhibitions. So comes forth Mr. Blake (also Lee) who gets more monstrous with each transformation. Peter Cushing plays his friend and colleague, Dr. Utterson.

Plot

In the Nineteenth Century, in London, the psychologist Charles Marlowe researches a new drug capable to release inhibitions and uses his patients as guinea pigs. He discusses the principles of Freud with his friend Dr. Lanyon and decides to experiment his drug in himself. He becomes the ugly and evil Edward Blake and his friend and lawyer Frederik Utterson believes Blake is another person that might be blackmailing Charles. Meanwhile Charles loses control of his transformation.

Written by

Robert Louis Stevenson, Milton Subotsky

Directed by

Stephen Weeks

Cast

Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Mike Raven

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Amicus Productions, British Lion Film Corporation

Languages

English, Italiano

Awards

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