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David Brunjes, Hugh Edwards, James Aubrey, Kent Fletcher, Nicholas Hammond
In this classic 1963 adaptation of William Golding's novel, a planeload of schoolboys is stranded on a tropical island. They've got food and water; all that's left is to peacefully govern themselves u...( read more
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a story about some little people on a little planet (not far from wherever you are now), and how they learned how to love one another by banding together and killing whomever was dumb enough to stand in their way...sound familiar?...no, it's not your grade school homeroom, it's s...( read more)
I haven't read William Golding's novel since Miss Rayburn's senior english class but, with a few exceptions, this is the story pretty much as I remember. A dark allegory that remains faithful to the source material, sometimes at the expense of the film itself.
Amazing book, great movie. Delivered with unmatched accuracy, which might not actually work as a plus, since it feels like you're reading the book twice. But the performances are great, the direction splendid, and even though some themes of the book might get lost in translation,...( read more)
This movie is fucked! I didnt like it, not cuz it was fucked doh. Alot of the imagery is amazing especially for a black and white, The way the movie is filmed is also pretty effecting if you're in2 it.
I guess its really just too old for my taste, I hate the way English kids ta...( read more)
The closest adaptation of William Golding's literary masterpiece.
Peter Brook was mainly a theater director, perhaps that is why his cinematic skills may appear flat, and his handle of kid actors is also average. Despite that, his naturalistic approach is a strength.
The power of...( read more)
I enjoyed every minute of it because I felt I was there on the island with them. I did not know what would happen from one minute to the next because I had not read the novel. After seeing the movie, I bought the book and read it right through, hardly stopping.
i enjoyed this adaptation more than did the 1990s version is first saw when i was a child.
i loved that it they chose to film in black and, loved the kids the picked to play the twins.
Accurate, intense, and visually striking, this simple film still can't quite capture the horror of William Golding's classic novel.
