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The Island of Dr. Moreau

  • 19771977
  • PGPG
  • 1h 39m
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5.9/10
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The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
A shipwrecked survivor discovers a remote island owned by a crazed scientist who is carrying out sinister experiments on the island's inhabitants.
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AdventureFantasyHorror
A shipwrecked survivor discovers a remote island owned by a crazed scientist who is carrying out sinister experiments on the island's inhabitants.A shipwrecked survivor discovers a remote island owned by a crazed scientist who is carrying out sinister experiments on the island's inhabitants.A shipwrecked survivor discovers a remote island owned by a crazed scientist who is carrying out sinister experiments on the island's inhabitants.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
6.7K
YOUR RATING
    • Don Taylor
  • Writers
    • H.G. Wells(novel)
    • Al Ramrus(screenplay)
    • John Herman Shaner(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Burt Lancaster
    • Michael York
    • Nigel Davenport
    • Don Taylor
  • Writers
    • H.G. Wells(novel)
    • Al Ramrus(screenplay)
    • John Herman Shaner(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Burt Lancaster
    • Michael York
    • Nigel Davenport
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 55User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
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    Barbara Carrera and Michael York in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    Burt Lancaster and Nigel Davenport in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    David S. Cass Sr., Gary Baxley, Fumio Demura, John Gillespie, The Great John L., and Bob Ozman in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    Barbara Carrera and Michael York in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    Barbara Carrera, David S. Cass Sr., Gary Baxley, Fumio Demura, and The Great John L. in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    Barbara Carrera, Michael York, and Fumio Demura in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    Michael York in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    Burt Lancaster in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    Bob Ozman in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    Bob Ozman in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    Michael York in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    Barbara Carrera in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)

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    Burt Lancaster
    Burt Lancaster
    • Dr. Paul Moreau
    Michael York
    Michael York
    • Andrew Braddock
    Nigel Davenport
    Nigel Davenport
    • Montgomery
    Barbara Carrera
    Barbara Carrera
    • Maria
    Richard Basehart
    Richard Basehart
    • Sayer of the Law
    Nick Cravat
    Nick Cravat
    • M'Ling
    The Great John L.
    • Boarman
    Bob Ozman
    Bob Ozman
    • Bullman
    Fumio Demura
    Fumio Demura
    • Hyena Man
    Gary Baxley
    • Lionman
    John Gillespie
    • Tigerman
    David S. Cass Sr.
    David S. Cass Sr.
    • Bearman
    • (as David Cass)
      • Don Taylor
    • Writers
      • H.G. Wells(novel)
      • Al Ramrus(screenplay)
      • John Herman Shaner(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      During the fight between the bullman and the tiger, the animal actually took the stuntman's head in his jaws. Luckily he was wearing a fiberglass helmet which protected him.
    • Goofs
      During the opening scene when the boat is being pushed ashore you can see the shadow of the boom mic in the water's edge.
    • Quotes

      Sayer of the Law: [about Moreau] His is the hand that makes. His is the hand that hurts. His is the hand that heals. His is the House of Pain. His is the House of Pain. His is the House of Pain. He who breaks the law shall be punished back to the House of Pain.

    • Connections
      Featured in A Century of Science Fiction (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja
      (Papageno's Aria from "Die Zauberflöte" K.620)

      Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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    6/10
    Horror-fantasy about a mad doctor by turning animals into humans, he's turned heaven into hell
    On a desolate island a man (Michael York) discovers that its inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange looking humans, all of it the work of a visionary doctor (Burt Lancaster) , as he's horrified to uncover experiment transforming beasts into humans , Humanimals . The mad doctor isolated on the remote island has spent years creating half-men , half-animals , some real abominations . Acceptable adaptation based on H.G. Wells' novel realized by and with remarkable makeup by John Chambers . It's an excitingly produced remake of 1933's ¨Island of the lost souls¨ with Lancaster heading a solid casting as a nutty doctor who develops a process of transforming animals into half-humans at an desolated tropical island . Through experimentation Moreau-Burt has upset the balance of nature . It starts when Michael York is shipwrecked at sea and arrives in a strange island where he's terrified to discover the terrible genetic experiments realized by Dr. Moreau .

    Passable horror-fantasy chiller that is developed up and down with some grotesque moments and in other side contains eerie and thrilling scenes. It results to be a strong rendition of H.G. Wells' novel about an isolated scientific who has spent several years creating half-animals turning beasts into half-human . Cast is frankly well. Lancaster's sturdy acting and good secondary casting as Richard Bashehart displaying a magnificent portrayal of one of the beasts ,the law-sayer , Nigel Davenport and a gorgeous Barbara Carrera . Watchable by excellent makeup by the late John Chambers . Colorful cinematography by the classic cameraman Gerry Fisher and thrilling musical score by Laurence Rosenthal. The motion picture is well directed by Don Taylor . He was an actor and director as TV as cinema , he played one of the leads in the Army-Air Force production of Hart's play, "Winged Victory¨ . Returning to civilian life, Taylor resumed his work in pictures with a top role in the trend-setting crime drama ¨The naked city (1948)¨ and played successful films as ¨Destination Gobi , Battleground and Stalag 17¨. In later years Taylor became a film and TV director, being nominated for an Emmy for his direction of an episode of "Night Gallery" (1969). Don met his wife Hazel Court when he directed her in a 1958 episode of "Alfred Hitchcock presents" (1955). Taylor was an expert filmmaker on adventures genre as ¨Adventures of Tom Sawyer¨ , Terror as ¨Damien : Omen 2¨ and science fiction as ¨Island of Dr. Moreau¨, ¨Escape from Planet of Apes¨, and ¨The final of countdown¨. Rating : Good . Acceptable and passable fantasy-terror fare although better viewed in big screen . The movie will appeal to Burt Lancaster devotees who will want to check out his excessive performance .

    Other adaptation based on H.G. Wells' known novel are the following : The classic of 1933 titled ¨The island of lost souls¨ by Erle C. Kenton with Charles Laughton , Kathleen Burke , Bela Lugosi and Richard Arlen ; and remade in 1996 , retelling by John Frankenheimer with Marlon Brando -who hams it up a bit- , David Twellis ,Ron Perlman , Fauriza Balk , William Hootkins and Temuera Morrison
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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1977 (United States)
      • United States
      • MGM Studios (United States)
      • English
    • Also known as
      • St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
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      • Cinema 77
      • Major Productions
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    • 1 hour 39 minutes
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