The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)

Country: USA
Director: Don Taylor
Production Co: MGM
Genre: Horror
Rating: 5.9/10
Length: 98 mins

Storyline

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.—Mattias Thuresson

Plot Keywords

anthropomorphic animal, violence, insanity, animal cruelty, pacific island, experiment gone wrong, based on novel, jungle, mad scientist, human becoming an animal, island, tropical island, mutant, manipulative behavior, psychological manipulation, outburst, violent outburst, anarchy, house on fire, hanged man

Short Review

Lancaster, despite his ungodly ideas, is given some resonance as a man who thinks his demented work is for the betterment of the human race. York gives one of his best performances, and Barbara Carrera's enigmatic beauty is evocatively treated.