Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

Evil is inherent in the human mind, whatever innocence may cloak it...

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Release Date

8/13/1963

Runtime

92 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$250,000

Revenue

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A methodical descent into chaos and barbarism as shipwrecked boys attempt to build order on an island, only to watch their society collapse into primal violence. The horror lies not in external threat but in discovering savagery awakening within themselves.

Mood

Dread-soakedUnsettlingBleakTense

Themes

PowerSurvivalCorruption

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceChild endangerment

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Lord of the Flies (1963) directed by Peter Brook | FirstCinema