Spain, USA, 1980
100m
35mm film, Dinavision, Technicolor
A Spanish/American fantasy film directed by Juan Piquer Simon.
Plot Summary
A young European boy is sent on a long sea voyage by his uncle but ends up being shipwrecked on a remote island where he and his crewmates under attack from prehistoric monsters.
Credits
Crew
Director: Juan Piquer Simon
Almena Films, Fort Films
Producer: Juan Piquer Simon, Alfonso Agullo, A. Palmieri
Script: Joaquin Grau, Juan Piquer Simon, Ron Gantman
Story: Jules Verne
Director of Photography: Andres Berenguer
Editor: Earl Watson
Music: Alfonso Agullo, Carlos Villa, Alejandro Monroy
Sound Engineers: George Stephenson, Eduardo Fernandez
Costume Designer: Tony Pueo
Make-up: Pedro Camacho
Special Effects: Basilio Cortijo
Visual Effects: Emilio Ruiz
Production Designer: Emilio Ruiz
Locations: Madrid, Spain; Asturias, Spain; Zaragoza, Spain; Canary Islands, Spain; Puerto Rico
Cast
Terence Stamp (Taskinar)
Peter Cushing (William T. Kolderup)
Ian Ser (Jeff Morgan)
David Hatton (Prof Thomas Artelett)
Gasphar Ipua (Cerfinatu)
Blanca Estrada (Dominique/Rosie)
Ana Obregon (Meg Hollaney)
Frank Brana (Birling)
Gerard Tichy (Captain Turkott)
Manuel Pereiro
Daniel Martin
Luis Barboo
George Bosso
Ioshio Murakami
Paul Naschy (Flint)
Alternative Titles
Das Geheimnis der Monsterinsel – West German (video)
Jules Verne’s Mystery on Monster Island – USA (television)
Monster Island – USA
Le Mystère de l’Île aux monstres – France
Mystery on Monster Island – UK (video)
Reise zur Insel des Grauens – West Germany
