The Island of Dr. Moreau

Watch: The Island of Dr. Moreau

7/13/19771h 39m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ A tropical paradise, untouched by man... where a bizarre civilization exists. ~

Overview:

A ship-wrecked man floats ashore on an island in the Pacific Ocean. The island is inhabited by a scientist, Dr. Moreau, who in an experiment has turned beasts into human beings.

Director:

Don Taylor

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$6,000,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

island
experiment
genetics
mutant
hybrid
remake

Cast

Burt Lancaster

~ as ~

Dr. Paul Moreau

Michael York

~ as ~

Andrew Braddock

Nigel Davenport

~ as ~

Montgomery

Barbara Carrera

~ as ~

Maria

Richard Basehart

~ as ~

Sayer of the Law

Nick Cravat

~ as ~

M'Ling

The Great John L.

~ as ~

Boarman

Bob Ozman

~ as ~

Bullman

Fumio Demura

~ as ~

Hyena Man

Gary Baxley

~ as ~

Lionman

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
A typically unremarkable Michael York is shipwrecked onto a tropical island populated by Burt Lancaster and a rather motley collection of people and mutated people/animals. These are the results of the doctor's experiments over the years, as he has tried to create a perfect creature. Time hasn't been kind to this; the effects are straight out of "Planet of the Apes" but Lancaster is quite sinister as the obsessed "Dr. Moreau". Keep an eye out for Lancaster's long-term acrobatic buddy Nick Cravat who turns up as "M'Ling". I recall seeing this at the cinema when I was 10 (or so) and the final scene has stuck in my mind ever since.