The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)

Directed by

Don Taylor

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, monster film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 172 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A shipwrecked man ends up on an island owned by a scientist. The scientist has been conducting experiments to turn animals into humans, and the creatures roam the island.

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What happens

The Island of Dr. Moreau is a 1977 American science fiction horror film directed by Don Taylor, the second English-language adaptation of H. G. Wells' 1896 novel of the same name, following Island of Lost Souls (1932). Starring Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera and Richard Basehart, the plot follows a scientist who attempts to convert animals into human beings. The make-up for the "Humanimals" characters was created by John Chambers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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