The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
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Directors
Don Taylor
Cast
Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera, Richard Basehart
The story
In 1911, three men are floating in a lifeboat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean following the wreck of the ship Lady Vain. One dies at sea. After seventeen days at sea, the two remaining survivors land on an island, where one is killed by animals.
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, horror film, monster film, science fiction film
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