The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (1968)

A respectable doctor (Jack Palance) suggests to his colleagues that separating the good from the evil in mankind will advance man's progress and survival. But his ideas are rejected by his peers. Based on the 1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson and directed by Charles Jarrott (ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS). An inferior adaptation of the oft filmed Stevenson tale. The art direction is quite good and Jarrott manages to imbue the telefilm with some atmosphere but that's about it. On the surface, Palance seems well cast as Mr. Hyde but his Dr. Jekyll is pretty creepy too so there's not much difference between the two. Perhaps sensing this, his Mr. Hyde is way over the top as if to compensate. Curiously, the film received four Emmy nominations. With Billie Whitelaw, Denholm Elliott, Leo Genn, Oscar Homolka, Torin Thatcher and Tessie O'Shea.