Tuesday, October 03, 2017

The Island of Dr. Moreau; The Hunchback of Notre-Dame


Today's post features two classic stories with newer movie covers.

The Island of Dr. Moreau includes the original novel by H.G. Wells and the screenplay adaption by Joseph Silva. The movie was released in 1977 and stars Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera and Richard Basehart.

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is a complete and unabridged version of the original French edition. The movie was a CBS Television movie released in 1982 and stars Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, Lesley Anne Down and John Geilgud.


2 comments:

Dr. Theda said...

Good choices !!
both Classics...

Dr. Theda said...

Note:.... Author of "Phantom of the Opera" often insisted that the character "Erik" (the "Phantom") was Real... and would often say "Poor Erik..."