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House of Fright

Play trailer Poster for House of Fright 1961,  1h 28m,  Horror/ Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 83% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 49% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 49% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
An elderly researcher's experiments transform him into a youthful rogue with a penchant for violence.

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Tim Brayton Alternate Ending Nov 19, 2018
4/5
One of the top-shelf Hammer horror films, and probably the most perpetually undervalued. Go to Full Review
Isabel Quigly The Spectator Jul 12, 2018
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll is as silly and nasty a piece as Hammer and Terence Fisher have turned out which is saying something. Go to Full Review
John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) Feb 17, 2011
3.5/4
Jekyll's tragedy in this unique Stevenson revamp is that he doesn't understand that much of humanity already lives a Jekyll-and-Hyde existence -- including his unfaithful bride, who is a 'perfect wife' by day and a 'perfect mistress' by night. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Sep 25, 2009
Terence Fisher's version of the Stevenson story is actually British bedroom farce, so dry and subtle that reviewers could only complain about the 'lack of horror' Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Oct 16, 2008
The movie pretty much follows the original story, without using its new twist in any interesting ways. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 14, 2005
3/5
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Hagrid S May 5, 2017 A dry but interesting take on the old tale, where the Hyde alter ego is the cleaned up charming version, albeit with a complete lack of morality. There's not much horror on display though, it plays out more like an infidelity fable. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Terence Fisher

Director

Paul Massie

Dr. Henry Jekyll

Dawn Addams

Kitty Jekyll

Christopher Lee

Paul Allen

David Kossoff

Dr. Ernst Litauer

Francis De Wolff

Inspector

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House of Fright

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Movie Info

Synopsis An elderly researcher's experiments transform him into a youthful rogue with a penchant for violence.
Director
Terence Fisher
Producer
Michael Carreras
Screenwriter
Wolf Mankowitz
Production Co
Hammer Films
Genre
Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 18, 2018
Runtime
1h 28m
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