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Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

2014•1h 38m•6.7/10
Documentary

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6.7/10(119)

The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big screen in 1996. How director Richard Stanley spent four years developing the project just to find an abrupt end to his work while leading actor Marlon Brando pulled the strings in the shadows. Now for the first time, the living key players recount what really happened and why it all went so spectacularly wrong.

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Severin Films

Language

EN

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Released

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Richard Stanley

Richard Stanley

Self

Kier-La Janisse

Kier-La Janisse

Self

Michael Gingold

Michael Gingold

Self

Graham Humphreys

Self

Edward R. Pressman

Edward R. Pressman

Self

Robert Shaye

Robert Shaye

Self

Tim Sullivan

Tim Sullivan

Self

Tim Zinnemann

Self

Fairuza Balk

Fairuza Balk

Self

Bruce Spaulding Fuller

Self

Marco Hofschneider

Marco Hofschneider

Self

Rob Morrow

Rob Morrow

Self

Graham 'Grace' Walker

Graham 'Grace' Walker

Self

Fiona Mahl

Self

Neil Young

Self

David Grasso

Self

Peter Elliott

Self

David Hudson

Self

Hugh 'Lewis' Dickson

Self

Oliver Dickson

Self

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