Lord of the Flies - Criterion Collection
by Peter Brook
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Actor: Hugh Edwards, James Aubrey, Roger Elwin, Tom Chapin, Tom GamanDirector: Peter Brook
Brand: Image Entertainment
Cinematographer: Tom Hollyman
Writer: Peter Brook
Editor: Gerald Feil
Producer: Gerald Feil
Producer: Al Hine
Producer: Lewis M. Allen
Writer: William Golding
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-01-18
Studio: Continental Distributing
Movie Reviews of Lord of the Flies - Criterion Collection
Movie Review: Sticks to the book
Summary: 5 Stars
Some movies stray too far far from the original book. This movie however sticks true to course.
Summary of Lord of the Flies - Criterion Collection
Lord of the Flies is famed theater director Peter Brook's daring translation of William Golding's brilliant novel. The story of 30 English schoolboys stranded on an uncharted island at the start of the "next" war, Lord of the Flies is a seminal film of the New American Cinema and a fascinating anti-Hollywood experiment in location filmmaking. As the cast relived Golding's frightening fable, Brook found the cinematic "evidence" of the author's terrifying thesis: there is a beast in us all.In this classic 1963 adaptation of William Golding's novel, a planeload of schoolboys is stranded on a tropical island. They've got food and water; all that's left is to peacefully govern themselves until they're rescued. "After all," says choir leader Jack, "We're English. We're the best in the world at everything!" Unfortunately, living peacefully is not as easy as it seems. Though Ralph is named chief, Jack and the choristers quickly form a clique of their own, using the ever-effective political promise of fun rather than responsibility to draw converts. Director Peter Brook draws some excellent performances out of his young cast; the moment when Ralph realizes that even if he blows the conch for a meeting people might not come is an excruciating one. Well acted and faithfully executed, Lord of the Flies is as compelling today as when first released. --Ali Davis
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