Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies1963

Director: Peter Brook
Stars: James Aubrey, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin, Tom Gaman, Nicholas Hammond
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Rating: Unrated
Runtime: 90 minutes

Harry Hook's adaptation is not as faithful to the William Golding novel as you'd wish (they excised the Lord of the Flies dialogue with Simon!) and because of it, the movie is less allegorical and less resonant. A group of young men from a military … more »



Jack:
We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English! And the English are best at everything!

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