Charles Marlowe is I, Monster. I, Monster is directed by Stephen Weeks and written by Milton Subotsky. An interpretation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, it stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Mike Raven, Richard Hurndall, George Merritt, Kenneth J. Warren, Susan Jameson and Marjie Lawrence. Music is by Carl Davis and cinematography by Moray Grant. Kept By…
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.
Top Cast
Christopher Lee
Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
Peter Cushing
Frederick Utterson
Mike Raven
Enfield
Richard Hurndall
Lanyon
George Merritt
Poole
Kenneth J. Warren
Deane
Susan Jameson
Diane
Marjie Lawrence
Annie
Aimée Delamain
Landlady
Michael Des Barres
Boy in alley
Ian McCulloch
Man at Bar (uncredited)
Chloe Franks
Girl in Alley (uncredited)
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**_Amicus’ version of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” with Lee and Cushing_** In 1906, a psychologist in London entertains Freudian theories while experimenting with drug injections, which he eventually tries on himself with damaging results. “I, Monster” (1971) changes the two names of the protagonist/antagonist (Christopher Lee) simply to preserve the surprise of the well-known plot twist in “The Strange Case…
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What is I, Monster about?
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…
When was I, Monster released?
I, Monster was released in 1971.
What genres does I, Monster belong to?
I, Monster is categorised as Horror, Science Fiction.
Who stars in I, Monster?
The cast of I, Monster includes Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Mike Raven, Richard Hurndall, George Merritt.