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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

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

Genres

Documentary

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

24 August 2014

Country

United States of America

Cast

Richard Stanley

Richard Stanley

Self

Kier-La Janisse

Kier-La Janisse

Self

Michael Gingold

Michael Gingold

Self

Graham Humphreys

Graham Humphreys

Self

Edward R. Pressman

Edward R. Pressman

Self

Robert Shaye

Robert Shaye

Self

Tim Sullivan

Tim Sullivan

Self

Tim Zinnemann

Tim Zinnemann

Self

Fairuza Balk

Fairuza Balk

Self

Bruce Spaulding Fuller

Bruce Spaulding Fuller

Self

Marco Hofschneider

Marco Hofschneider

Self

Rob Morrow

Rob Morrow

Self

Graham 'Grace' Walker

Graham 'Grace' Walker

Self

Fiona Mahl

Fiona Mahl

Self

Neil Young

Neil Young

Self

David Grasso

David Grasso

Self

Peter Elliott

Peter Elliott

Self

David Hudson

David Hudson

Self

Hugh 'Lewis' Dickson

Hugh 'Lewis' Dickson

Self

Oliver Dickson

Oliver Dickson

Self

James Sbardellati

James Sbardellati

Self

Jack Wareham

Jack Wareham

Self

Paul Katte

Paul Katte

Self

Nick Nicolaou

Nick Nicolaou

Self

Cheyenne Brando

Cheyenne Brando

Self (archive footage)

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

Self (archive footage)

John DeLuca

John DeLuca

Self (archive footage)

Stephen Earnhart

Stephen Earnhart

Self (archive footage)

John Frankenheimer

John Frankenheimer

Self (archive footage)

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Self (archive footage)

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Self (archive footage)

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Self (archive footage)

Henry Morton Stanley

Henry Morton Stanley

Self (archive footage)

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Self (archive footage)

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Self (archive footage)

Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Self (archive footage)

Ruth Vitale

Ruth Vitale

Self (archive footage)

H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells

Self (archive footage)

James Woods

James Woods

Self (archive footage)

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