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I, Monster (1971)

I, Monster poster
Directed by
Stephen Weeks
Genre
horror film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 56 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A scientist experiments with a drug that separates good and evil in a person. The story follows him as he becomes a violent alter ego who commits crimes in London.

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What happens

I, Monster is a 1971 British horror film directed by Stephen Weeks (his feature debut) and starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. It was written by Milton Subotsky, adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with the main characters' names changed to Dr. Charles Marlowe and Mr. Edward Blake. It was produced by Amicus. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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