Movie Cosmos - The Island of Dr. Moreau

Description:

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.

Top 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

John Gillespie

As Tigerman

David S. Cass Sr.

As Bearman

Top Crew >

Don Taylor

Director

Al Ramrus

Screenplay

H. G. Wells

Novel

Laurence Rosenthal

Original Music Composer

Gerry Fisher

Director of Photography

Mike Rutter

Assistant Camera

John Temple-Smith

Producer

Richard Cobos

Makeup Artist

Sandy Howard

Executive Producer

Philip M. Jefferies

Production Design

Cliff Wenger

Special Effects

Skip Steloff

Producer

Joe DiBella

Makeup Artist

Richard La Motte

Costume Design

Cliff Wenger Jr.

Special Effects Assistant

Samuel Z. Arkoff

Executive Producer

Marion Rothman

Editor

Edwin Butterworth

Makeup Artist

John Herman Shaner

Screenplay

Thomas R. Burman

Makeup Designer

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (6/10)

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.

2022-03-27