The Island of Doctor Agor
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Directed byTim Burton
Written byStory:
H. G. Wells
Adaptation & screenplay:
Tim Burton
H. G. Wells
Adaptation & screenplay:
Tim Burton
Release date
- 1971
CountryUnited States
| The Island of Doctor Agor | |
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| Directed by | Tim Burton |
| Written by | Story: H. G. Wells Adaptation & screenplay: Tim Burton |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Island of Doctor Agor is a 1971 American short animated film written and directed by then-thirteen-year-old Tim Burton, who also starred in the title role of Doctor Agor.[1][2] The short is one of Burton's first animated films, and was adapted by Burton from the H. G. Wells 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau.
The film starred Burton's friends and classmates and was shot with a Super 8 camera, utilizing locations such as the LA Zoo's animal cages and beaches in Malibu.[3][4]
A lonesome fisherman becomes shipwrecked on a remote island owned and operated by a strange scientist.
Cast
- Tim Burton – Doctor Agor
