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Lord of the Flies (1963)
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Release Date:
13 August 1963 (USA) moreTagline:
Evil is inherent in the human mind, whatever innocence may cloak it...Plot:
Shipwrecked on an island, the castaway boys eventually revert to savagery despite the few rational kids' attempts to prevent that. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Notorious eyebrow raiser wonders why child cast are under fire. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | |
| Christopher Harris | ... | Bill | |
| Alan Heaps | ... | Neville | |
| Jonathan Heaps | ... | Howard | |
| Burnes Hollyman | ... | Douglas | |
| Andrew Horne | ... | Matthew |
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92 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
UK:AA (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Iceland:12 | Finland:K-11 | Australia:PGFun Stuff
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Once filming began, Peter Brook largely dispensed with the script and encouraged his young cast to improvise. He shot over 60 hours of footage which was then edited down into a 90-minute film. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Simon leaves the shelters on the beach, he is shirtless. Yet when he watches Jack and the hunters kill the pig, he is wearing a clean, white shirt. Later when we see Simon again, he is shirtless once again. moreQuotes:
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! moreFAQ
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May I start by saying a pox on those who do not love the cast.
I honestly can't see why you complain. I love the book; I didn't need to read it for school, but I read it anyway and enjoyed it. I understood the message Golding brought about. Then why am I not offended by this movie as I was by Lord of the Rings?
This film is an excellent translation of Golding's novel. It is stark, bold and well directed. The young cast are frighteningly talented, especially Chapin and Edwards. This has everything I expected and much more. Perhaps I was wishing for a more vivid "Lord of the Flies" scene, but it brought it's message across and kept everything in the book alive. I marvel every time I see Edwards' Piggy. I can't understand the capacity the boy had at such an age. Jack was well portrayed also, as was Ralph.
The ending was perfect. I admit the music did throw me off a tad but everything else just came so willingly. The emotions of the boys practically leaked out through to me, and that one little boy in particular (I've forgotten his name, I'm afraid - is it Percy?) looking up at the sea-captain just personified everything that the ending symbolised. This film is one of my favourites and I cannot see how anyone could fault it so drastically.