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Island of lost souls

Call Number

  • DVD SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY (CEN)

Edition

DVD special ed.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, George Irving.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2011]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (70 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (unpaged : ill. ; 19 cm.)

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

A mad doctor conducts ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked sailor who finds himself trapped there.

Notes

Title from container.

Based on the novel "The island of Dr. Moreau" by H.G. Wells.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1932.

Special features: audio commentary by film historian Gregory Mank ; conversation between filmmaker John Landis, makeup artist Rick Baker, and genre expert Bob Burns ; interviews with horror film historian David J. Skal, filmmaker Richard Stanley, and Devo members Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh ; short 1976 film by Devo, featuring the songs "Secret agent man" and "Jocko homo" ; stills gallery ; theatrical trailer.

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