Movie Reviews: The Lord Of The Flies (Director Peter Brook - 1963)
GENERAL INFORMATION Original title: Lord of the Flies Director: Peter Brook Country and year of production: United Kingdom, 1963 Running time: 90 minutes (approx. 1 hour and 30 minutes) Main cast: James Aubrey (Ralph) Tom Chapin (Jack Merridew) Hugh Edwards (Piggy) Tom Gaman (Simon) GENRE The film primarily belongs to the following genres: Drama Adventure (with dystopian and psychological elements) PLOT Overall theme of the film The rapid regression of human nature from a civilized state to barbarism and primordial savagery, explored through the behavior of a group of schoolboys stranded from the adult world. Initial situation During an unspecified nuclear war, a plane transporting a group of British schoolboys is shot down. The boys find themselves as the sole survivors on a deserted Pacific island, devoid of any adult supervision. Ralph, a charismatic boy, and Piggy, an intelligent but frail youth, find a conch shell and use it to gather all the survivors. During an initial ass...
