Lord of the Flies
“Evil is inherent in the human mind, whatever innocence may cloak it...”
Following a plane crash a group of schoolboys find themselves on a deserted island. They appoint a leader and attempt to create an organized society for the sake of their survival. Democracy and order soon begin to crumble when a breakaway faction regresses to savagery with horrifying consequences.
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Cast
33 people
James Aubrey
Ralph
Known for
The Hunger
Terror
Tom Chapin
Jack
Hugh Edwards
Piggy
Roger Elwin
Roger
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Tom Gaman
Simon
Roger Allan
Piers
David Brunjes
Donald
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Peter Davy
Peter
Kent Fletcher
Percival Wemys Madison
Also in
Peter Pan
Nicholas Hammond
Robert
Known for
The Sound of Music
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Christopher Harris
Bill
Alan Heaps
Neville
No other roles listed
Peter Brook Director · William Golding Author Raymond Leppard Composer
Budget $250K · United States release August 13, 1963 · Produced in United Kingdom
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Budget
$250,000
Production
Two Arts Ltd.
Production
Allen-Hodgdon Productions
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 12, 1963
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · August 13, 1963
Theatrical
United Kingdom · July 23, 1964
Theatrical
France
June 2, 1965 · Theatrical
Germany
August 11, 1971 · Theatrical
Spain
August 21, 1990 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 25, 2007 · Digital
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