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Lord of the Flies

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Lord of the Flies is a 1963 British drama film based on William Golding's 1954 novel of the same name about 30 schoolboys who are marooned on an island where the behaviour of the majority degenerates into savagery. It was written and directed by Peter Brook and produced by Lewis M. Allen. The film was in production for much of 1961, though the film did not premiere until 1963, and was not released in the United Kingdom until 1964. Golding himself supported the film. When Kenneth Tynan was a script editor for Ealing Studios he commissioned a script of Lord of the Flies from Nigel Kneale, but Ealing Studios closed in 1959 before it could be produced.

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1963 · 1h 32m · Drama · Adventure · Thriller

TMDB 6.7/10 (588 votes)

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.

Directed by Peter Brook

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Peter BrookDirector

James Aubreyas Ralph TTom Chapinas Jack HHugh Edwardsas Piggy RRoger Elwinas Roger TTom Gamanas Simon RRoger Allanas Piers DDavid Brunjesas Donald PPeter Davyas Peter KKent Fletcheras Percival Wemys Madison

Nicholas Hammondas Robert CChristopher Harrisas Bill AAlan Heapsas Neville JJonathan Heapsas Howard BBurnes Hollymanas Douglas

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Lord of the Flies is a 1963 British drama film based on William Golding's 1954 novel of the same name about 30 schoolboys who are marooned on an island where the behaviour of the majority degenerates into savagery. It was written and directed by Peter Brook and produced by Lewis M. Allen. The film was in production for much of 1961, though the film did not premiere until 1963, and was not released in the United Kingdom until 1964. Golding himself supported the film. When Kenneth Tynan was a script editor for Ealing Studios he commissioned a script of Lord of the Flies from Nigel Kneale, but Ealing Studios closed in 1959 before it could be produced.