Rating: NR
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 09/09/2008
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Flags: Questionable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Criterion

Peter Brooks' big-screen adaptation of William Golding's classic Lord of the Flies adheres closely to the source material. After a plane accident, 30 school-age boys find themselves stranded on an island. The boys decide that the disciplined Ralph (James Aubrey) will be their leader. Jack (Tom Chapin) heads up a group who will hunt and butcher the local population of pigs for food. Also on the island is the mature, intelligent Piggy (Hugh Edwards). Eventually Ralph and Jack become the center of a war for leadership on the island. The story was filmed with less success in 1990.

~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
James Aubrey - Ralph
Tom Chapin - Jack
Hugh Edwards - Piggy
Roger Elwin - Roger
Tom Gaman - Simon

Production:
Peter Brook - Director
Lewis M. Allen - Producer
Raymond Leppard - Composer
Peter Brook Gerald Feil - Editor
Peter Brook - Screen Writer
Edwin Wilson - Producer's Assistant
William Golding - Book Author

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