I've seen the Devil, in my microscope and I have chained him, and I suppose you could say...
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Dr. Moreau:
Permit me Mr.Douglas, to tell you something of the Devil as I've come to know him. The Devil is that element in human nature, that impels us to destroy and debase. Edward Douglas:
And what are you about upon this island but destruction and debasement. Dr. Moreau:
Oh well, I can tell you very plainly... [Majai interrupts by putting his foot on the dinner table to which Dr.Moreau reacts] Dr. Moreau:
No please, don't do that. [Majai removes foot from table] Dr. Moreau:
For 17 years I have been striving to create a... some measure of refinement in the human species you see. And it is here, on this very island, that I sir, have found the very essence of the Devil. Edward Douglas:
What do you mean? Dr. Moreau:
I've seen The Devil, in my microscope and I have chained him, and I suppose you could say in a sense metaphorically speaking, I have cut him to pieces. The Devil, Mr.Douglas, I've found is nothing more than a tiresome collection of genes, And it is with great assurance that I can tell you, that Lucifer, Son of Morning is no more
Permit me Mr.Douglas, to tell you something of the Devil as I've come to know him. The Devil is that element in human nature, that impels us to destroy and debase. Edward Douglas:
And what are you about upon this island but destruction and debasement. Dr. Moreau:
Oh well, I can tell you very plainly... [Majai interrupts by putting his foot on the dinner table to which Dr.Moreau reacts] Dr. Moreau:
No please, don't do that. [Majai removes foot from table] Dr. Moreau:
For 17 years I have been striving to create a... some measure of refinement in the human species you see. And it is here, on this very island, that I sir, have found the very essence of the Devil. Edward Douglas:
What do you mean? Dr. Moreau:
I've seen The Devil, in my microscope and I have chained him, and I suppose you could say in a sense metaphorically speaking, I have cut him to pieces. The Devil, Mr.Douglas, I've found is nothing more than a tiresome collection of genes, And it is with great assurance that I can tell you, that Lucifer, Son of Morning is no more
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The devil Mr Douglas I have found
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is nothing more than a tiresome collection of genes
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And it is with great assurance that I can tell you
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that Lucifer son of morning
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is no more
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Movie Summary
After being rescued and brought to an island, a man discovers that its inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange-looking humans, all of it the work of a visionary doctor.
