Island of Lost Souls (1932 film)
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Island of Lost Souls is a 1932 American pre-Code horror film starring Charles Laughton and Bela Lugosi, renowned for its disturbing portrayal of human-animal hybrids and early cinematic body horror.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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film ⓘ horror film ⓘ pre-Code film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Island of Doctor Moreau
NERFINISHED
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novel by H. G. Wells ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| censorshipHistory | banned in the United Kingdom for many years ⓘ |
| character |
Dr. Moreau
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Sayer of the Law ⓘ |
| cinematography | Karl Struss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation | cult classic ⓘ |
| director | Erle C. Kenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Carroll Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre | horror ⓘ |
| hasAnimalHumanHybrids | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dehumanization
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ethics of scientific experimentation ⓘ vivisection ⓘ |
| influenced | later body horror cinema ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Bela Lugosi as the Sayer of the Law
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Charles Laughton as Dr. Moreau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Arthur Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | mad scientist creating human-animal hybrids ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early cinematic body horror
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portrayal of human-animal hybrids ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Erle C. Kenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEra | early 1930s American cinema ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 70 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Philip Wylie
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Waldemar Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | tropical island ⓘ |
| settingType | isolated island laboratory ⓘ |
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| starring |
Bela Lugosi
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Charles Laughton NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathleen Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ Leila Hyams NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Arlen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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