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The Island of Dr. Moreau
UNITED STATES · 1996

The Island of Dr. Moreau

John Frankenheimer
genetic engineering human experimentation mad scientist survival ethics of science
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Synopsis

A plane crash surviving attorney stumbles upon a mysterious island and is shocked to discover that a brilliant scientist and his lab assistant have found a way to combine human and animal DNA—with horrific results.

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