Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the Flies (1963)

PG
25/04/2007 (GB)
Drama, Adventure, Thriller
1h 32m

Evil is inherent in the human mind, whatever innocence may cloak it...

Overview

Following a plane crash a group of schoolboys find themselves on a deserted island. They appoint a leader and attempt to create an organized society for the sake of their survival. Democracy and order soon begin to crumble when a breakaway faction regresses to savagery with horrifying consequences.

  • Peter BrookDirector, Writer
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $250,000

Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • child murder
  • survival
  • teenage boy
  • deserted island
  • dead children
  • south sea island
  • flogging
  • degeneration
  • swine
  • innocence lost
  • whipping
  • asthmatic
  • aeronautics
  • rite
  • kids on their own
  • faithful adaptation

Top Billed Cast

James Aubrey

James Aubrey

Ralph

Tom Chapin

Jack

Hugh Edwards

Piggy

Roger Elwin

Roger

Tom Gaman

Simon

Roger Allan

Piers

David Brunjes

Donald

Peter Davy

Peter

Kent Fletcher

Percival Wemys Madison

Nicholas Hammond

Nicholas Hammond

Robert

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