The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1986) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1986 · 92 mins · Russian

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Directed by

Aleksandr Orlov

Starring

Eduard Martsevich, Aleksandr Lazarev, Aleksandr Feklistov, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Alla Budnitskaya, Tatyana Okunevskaya

Soviet adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale follows Dr. Jekyll, who discovers a method to split his own good and evil natures. He keeps the breakthrough hidden, but the unleashed evil persona, Mr. Hyde, soon becomes increasingly violent and uncontrollable, forcing Jekyll into a desperate battle with his darker self.