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Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly

The untold story of Jekyll and Hyde

19965.81h 48m

Overview

A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.

Directed by Stephen Frears
Written by Christopher Hampton, Valerie Martin
Produced by Norma Heyman, Nancy Graham Tanen, Ned Tanen
Box OfficeBudget: $47.0MRevenue: $12.4M

Top Cast

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Mary Reilly

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde

George Cole

George Cole

Mr. Poole

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

Mary’s Father

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Mrs. Farraday

Kathy Staff

Kathy Staff

Mrs. Kent

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

Bradshaw

Bronagh Gallagher

Bronagh Gallagher

Annie

Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett

Mary's Mother

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Sir Danvers Carew

Themes & Keywords

monsterservantlaboratoryjekyll and hydehousemaid19th century

About Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly is a drama, horror, thriller film released in 1996 exploring themes of monster, servant, laboratory, jekyll and hyde, housemaid, 19th century. Directed by Stephen Frears, it stars Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole. A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.

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