The Island of Dr. Moreau [DVD]

Starring: Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, et al.

Product Description

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• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 027616865533
• Release Date: August 2001
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
• Director: Don Taylor
• Starring: Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera, Richard Basehart, Nick Cravat, The Great John L., Bob Ozman, Fumio Demura, Gary Baxley
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: anamorphic
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

H.G. Wells’ story brought to life.

Samuel Z. Arkoff presents “The Island of Dr. Moreau” (1977). Rated PG. There are a lot of good versions of this story made into movies and TV presentations. This is one of the best, with Plenty of star actors from the 1977 era. The camera work is also well done. So, you have the feeling that this could happen to you and wonder what you would have done in that situation. Long before DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and GMO (genetically modified organism), a Dr. Paul Moreau (Burt Lancaster) did a little diddling of his own on the local fauna. To this island comes an intruder, Andrew Braddock (Michael York), the victim of a recent shipwreck. He immediately asks Montgomery (Nigel Davenport), the man who runs the compound, “What kind of animals are on the island?” The answer “All kinds,” with a smirk. Time passes, and the secrets of the island are slowly revealed to Andrew and us. Soon there will be a hot time in the old town tonight. The Dr. hangs around to the end. Have we learned anything about human nature?