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Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau poster
Directed by
David Gregory
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 122 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about the troubled production of the 1996 film The Island of Dr. Moreau. It follows director Richard Stanley's original vision and his short time directing, then his firing and the chaos that followed for everyone involved.

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What happens

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau is a 2014 American documentary film directed by David Gregory. The film had its world premiere at the London FrightFest Film Festival on August 24, 2014, and covers Richard Stanley's experiences while he conceived and developed the project, as well as his time as director for the 1996 film The Island of Dr. Moreau and the aftermath of his departure and the effect it had on the cast, crew, and overall film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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