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The Doctor's Horrible Experiment(Movie, 1959)

Original title: "Le Testament du Docteur Cordelier" (French/FR)
1h 35min | Genres: Drama, Horror, TV Movie
The Doctor's Horrible ExperimentRating: 3.4/5 (with 1818 votes)
The Doctor's Horrible Experiment (French: Le Testament du docteur Cordelier) is a 1959 French black-and-white television film directed by Jean Renoir. It has been released in the United Kingdom as Experiment in Evil and on DVD as The Testament of Doctor Cordelier. The film is a retelling of the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson set in 1950s France. Jean-Louis Barrault plays Dr. Cordelier/Opale, the substitute for Dr. Jekyll/Hyde character; the film is also known for its visual style that is far above the normal television programs of the 1950s. ()
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About The Doctor's Horrible Experiment

Dr. Cordelier, living in a suburb of Paris, withdraws from society to pursue research into the functioning of the human brain. His lifelong friend, Maître Joly, becomes concerned when Cordelier draws up a will that bequeaths his entire estate to a stranger, Monsieur Opale; he cannot understand why Cordelier defends him, considering Opale attacks women and children. After a colleague is killed, Joly confronts Cordelier and discovers the truth behind his friend's behavior.

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Additional Information

Production country: France
Plays in: Paris
Original language: French (FR)
Spoken languages: French (FR)
Translated into 8 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Swedish (SV)
Status: Released
Release date US: 01/01/1959
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Le Testament du docteur Cordelier"
"Le Testament du docteur Cordelie"
"코르들리에 박사의 유언"
"Experiment in Evil"
"The Horrible Doctor Hitchcock"
"The Testament of Doctor Cordelier"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:37843, Added: 03/10/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024