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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

20146.71h 38m

Overview

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.

Directed by David Gregory
Written by David Gregory
Produced by David Gregory, Carl Daft
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Richard Stanley

Richard Stanley

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Kier-La Janisse

Kier-La Janisse

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Michael Gingold

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Graham Humphreys

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Edward R. Pressman

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Robert Shaye

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Tim Sullivan

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Tim Zinnemann

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Fairuza Balk

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Bruce Spaulding Fuller

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About 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 is a documentary film released in 2014 exploring themes of remake, behind the scenes. Directed by David Gregory, it stars Richard Stanley, Kier-La Janisse, Michael Gingold. 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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