David Wickes — Director (4)

Movie

Frankenstein (1993) IMDb TMDB
Frankenstein
director: David Wickes actor: Patrick Bergin / Randy Quaid …
other title: Dr. Frankenstein
In the early 19th century, Dr. Frankenstein discovers the secret of life – how to create a perfect man – powerful, intelligent and immune to disease. But something goes wrong in the laboratory and the doctor’s hideous creation disappears into the night. At first, Frankenstein hoped that the horrible monster would perish in the wilderness, but now he senses that it’s alive and sets out for him. Dr. Frankenstein tracks the creature to the Arctic, where the two must battle to decide who will become the master of the other’s life…or death.

Movie

Sweeney! (1977) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Sweeney!
director: David Wickes actor: John Thaw / Dennis Waterman …
other title: La squadra speciale dell'ispettore Swenney / Deckname Sweeney …
When one of Regan's snouts complains that his girlfriend's recent suicide was murder, the flying squad detective feels compelled to investigate. He uncovers a conspiracy that reaches the heart of the government, and finds himself fitted up, suspended and under the scrutiny of Special Branch.

Movie

Jekyll & Hyde (1990) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Jekyll & Hyde
director: David Wickes actor: Michael Caine / Cheryl Ladd …
other title: Dr. Jekyll et Mr. Hyde / Jekyll y Hyde …
Henry Jekyll is a troubled man. His wife died of pneumonia. He wants his sister-in-law, but her father forbids any contact. And his experiments into the dual nature of man have yielded a personality-splitting drug that he has tested on himself, changing him into an uninhibited brute who seeks violent and undignified pleasures. Jekyll quickly becomes addicted to the sordid freedom induced by the drug. He can commit the most enjoyably revolting deeds, then return to his laboratory and use an antidote to change back to his original form, so that his lofty persona remains untarnished.

TV

Jack the Ripper (1988) IMDb TMDB
Jack the Ripper
other title: La vera storia di Jack lo Squartatore / Jack o Estripador …
Jack the Ripper is a 1988 two-part television film/miniseries portraying a fictionalized account of the hunt for Jack the Ripper, the unidentified serial killer responsible for the Whitechapel murders of 1888. The series coincided with the 100th anniversary of the murders.