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.
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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
Robert
Director
Peter Brook
Tagline
"Evil is inherent in the human mind, whatever innocence may cloak it..."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$250,000
Production
Two Arts Ltd., Allen-Hodgdon Productions
SierraKiloBravo
June 23, 2020
Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/b-v5AvIlc8E _Lord of the Flies_ is a classic book that I have never read, and its the source material for two movies, one from 1963, and the other in 1990, both of which I had also never seen. Having spotted the 1963 version on Kanopy, I loaded it up for a look. If you're not sure what it's about, here's a brief rundown: _Am...
drystyx
April 18, 2023
True enough to the book. It has been decades since I've read the book, and also since I've seen the movie. For the few who are unaware, it's about the savage ways that a group of young boys take on when left on their own after a plane crash. One of the boys becomes a sort of "anti hero" just by not being a sadist. He begins by being a leader, but some of the other boys begin being sadistic sava...
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