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Lord of the Flies

  • 1963
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
22K
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Lord of the Flies (1963)
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Schoolboys marooned on a Pacific island create their own savage civilization.Schoolboys marooned on a Pacific island create their own savage civilization.Schoolboys marooned on a Pacific island create their own savage civilization.

  • Director
    • Peter Brook
  • Writers
    • William Golding
    • Peter Brook
  • Stars
    • James Aubrey
    • Tom Chapin
    • Hugh Edwards
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    22K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Brook
    • Writers
      • William Golding
      • Peter Brook
    • Stars
      • James Aubrey
      • Tom Chapin
      • Hugh Edwards
    • 164User reviews
    • 94Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast33

    James Aubrey
    James Aubrey
    • Ralph
    Tom Chapin
    Tom Chapin
    • Jack
    Hugh Edwards
    Hugh Edwards
    • Piggy
    Roger Elwin
    Roger Elwin
    • Roger
    Tom Gaman
    Tom Gaman
    • Simon
    Roger Allan
    • Piers
    David Brunjes
    • Donald
    Peter Davy
    Peter Davy
    • Peter
    Kent Fletcher
    Kent Fletcher
    • Percival Wemys Madison
    Nicholas Hammond
    Nicholas Hammond
    • Robert
    Christopher Harris
    • Bill
    Alan Heaps
    Alan Heaps
    • Neville
    Jonathan Heaps
    • Howard
    Burnes Hollyman
    • Douglas
    Andrew Horne
    • Matthew
    Richard Horne
    • Lance
    Timothy Horne
    • Leslie
    Peter Ksiezopolski
    • Francis
    • Director
      • Peter Brook
    • Writers
      • William Golding
      • Peter Brook
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Eleven-year-old Hugh Edwards, who plays Piggy in the film, landed his role by writing a letter to the director which read, "Dear Sir, I am fat and wear spectacles."
    • Goofs
      As Piggy is near-sighted, his spectacles could not be used as a "magnifying glass" to light a bonfire: lenses for near-sightedness would scatter, not focus, the sun's rays. (This error occurs in the original novel and was perpetuated in the 1990 remake of the film.)
    • Quotes
      • Piggy: I've got the conch!
      • [the boys jeer and taunt him from above the cliff]
      • Piggy: [shouts] What is it better to be, a pack of painted savages like you are, or sensible like Ralph is? Which is better, to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?
      • [Roger goes angry and dislodges a boulder, which heads right to Piggy]
      • Piggy: AAH!
      • Ralph: Piggy!
      • [Piggy's face is crushed offscreen. Samneric look with melancholy. Even Jack and the hunters look shocked and sympathetic, except Roger who grins at what he's done. Piggy's dead body gets washed out to the sea. Ralph looks at Jack fearfully, then Ralph runs away]
    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits list the entire production crew but none of the actors.
    • Connections
      Featured in L'Oeil du cyclone: Cannibalisme, réalité ou fantasme (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Kyrie Eleison
      Written by Raymond Leppard
      Performed by Choir Group

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 13, 1963 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Herr der Fliegen
    • Filming locations
      • The Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico
    • Production companies
      • Allen-Hodgdon Productions
      • Lord of the Flies Company
      • Two Arts Ltd.
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $250,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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