Island of Lost Souls
A twisted treasure from Hollywood’s pre-Code horror heyday, Island of Lost Souls is a cautionary tale of science run amok, adapted from H. G. Wells’s novel The Island of Dr. Moreau. In one of his first major movie roles, Charles Laughton is a mad doctor conducting ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked man (Richard Arlen) who finds himself trapped there. This touchstone of movie terror, directed by Erle C. Kenton, features expressionistic photography by Karl Struss, groundbreaking makeup effects that have inspired generations of monster-movie artists, and the legendary Bela Lugosi in one of his most gruesome roles.
Special Features
- New digital restoration of the uncut theatrical version, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Audio commentary featuring film historian Gregory Mank
- New conversation between filmmaker John Landis, Oscar-winning makeup artist Rick Baker, and genre expert Bob Burns
- New interviews with horror film historian David J. Skal; filmmaker Richard Stanley, the original director of the ill-fated 1996 adaptation; and Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh of the band Devo
- Short 1976 film by Devo, featuring the songs "Secret Agent Man" and "Jocko Homo"
- Stills gallery
- Theatrical trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: A new essay by writer Christine Smallwood
New cover by Aesthetic Apparatus
Special Features
- New digital restoration of the uncut theatrical version, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Audio commentary featuring film historian Gregory Mank
- New conversation between filmmaker John Landis, Oscar-winning makeup artist Rick Baker, and genre expert Bob Burns
- New interviews with horror film historian David J. Skal; filmmaker Richard Stanley, the original director of the ill-fated 1996 adaptation; and Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh of the band Devo
- Short 1976 film by Devo, featuring the songs "Secret Agent Man" and "Jocko Homo"
- Stills gallery
- Theatrical trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: A new essay by writer Christine Smallwood
New cover by Aesthetic Apparatus
Cast
- Charles Laughton
- Dr. Moreau
- Richard Arlen
- Edward Parker
- Leila Hyams
- Ruth Thomas
- Bela Lugosi
- Sayer of the Law
- Kathleen Burke
- Lota, the Panther Woman
- Arthur Hohl
- Montgomery
- Stanley Fields
- Captain Davies
- Paul Hurst
- Captain Donahue
- Hans Steinke
- Ouran
- Tetsu Komai
- M'ling
- George Irving
- Consul
- Bob Kortman
- First Mate Hogan
- Harry Ekezian
- Gola
- Buster Brodie
- Pig man
- Rosemary Grimes
- Samoan girl
- Charles Gemora
- Gorilla
- Jack Bardette
- Beast-men
- Joe Bonomo
- Jules Cowles
- John George
- Julius Graubart
- Otto Lederer
- Robert Milasch
- Constantine Romanoff
- Duke York
Credits
- Director
- Erle C. Kenton
- Associate producer
- E. Lloyd Sheldon
- Adaptation
- Philip Wylie
- Based on The Island of Dr. Moreau by
- H. G. Wells
- Screenplay
- Waldemar Young
- Cinematographer
- Karl Struss
- Makeup
- Wally Westmore
- Art director
- Hans Dreier
- Special photographic effects
- Gordon Jennings
- Sound
- M. M. Poggi
- Sound
- Loren L. Ryder
- Assistant director
- Russell Matthews
- Assistant cameramen
- Paul Cable
- Assistant cameramen
- Cliff Shirpser
- Assistant cameramen
- Fleet Southcott
- Camera operators
- George T. Clemens
- Camera operators
- Otto Pierce
- Music
- Arthur Johnston
- Music
- Sigmund Krumgold
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