The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
1h 39m | PG-13
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
Studio: American International Pictures
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Adventure
Video: 720p
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
Reviews
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.