---
title: 'The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Frankenheimer'
released: '1996-08-23'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-island-of-dr-moreau-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116654/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

1996 · 97 min · Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Island of Dr. Moreau is a 1996 American science fiction horror film, based on the 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells. It was directed by John Frankenheimer and stars Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, and Fairuza Balk. The screenplay is credited to the original director Richard Stanley and Ron Hutchinson. It is the third major film adaptation of the Wells novel, following Island of Lost Souls (1932) and The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977).

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Frankenheimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-frankenheimer), [Richard Stanley](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-stanley)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Stanley](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-stanley), [Ron Hutchinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-hutchinson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gary Chang](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-chang)
- **Producer:** [Edward R. Pressman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-r-pressman)
- **Director of Photography:** [William A. Fraker](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-fraker)
- **Editor:** [Thom Noble](https://cinepixo.com/people/thom-noble), [Paul Rubell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-rubell)

## Cast

- [Val Kilmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/val-kilmer)
- [Nelson de la Rosa](https://cinepixo.com/people/nelson-de-la-rosa)
- [Marlon Brando](https://cinepixo.com/people/marlon-brando)
- [Peter Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-elliott-3)
- [Fairuza Balk](https://cinepixo.com/people/fairuza-balk)
- [David Thewlis](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-thewlis)
- [Ron Perlman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-perlman)
- [William Hootkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hootkins)
- [Marco Hofschneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-hofschneider)
- [Mark Dacascos](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-dacascos)
- [Temuera Morrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/temuera-morrison)
- [Neil Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-young)

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