Schoolboys marooned on a Pacific island create their own savage civilization.Schoolboys marooned on a Pacific island create their own savage civilization.Schoolboys marooned on a Pacific island create their own savage civilization.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
- Director
- Writers
- William Golding
- Peter Brook(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaEleven-year-old Hugh Edwards, who plays Piggy in the film, landed his role by writing a letter to the director which read, "Dear Sir, I am fat and wear spectacles."
- GoofsAs Piggy is near-sighted, his spectacles could not be used as a "magnifying glass" to light a bonfire: lenses for near-sightedness would scatter, not focus, the sun's rays. (This error occurs in the original novel and was perpetuated in the 1990 remake of the film.)
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits list the entire production crew but none of the actors.
- ConnectionsFeatured in L'Oeil du cyclone: Cannibalisme, réalité ou fantasme (1995)
Featured review
Very impressive.
Having just completed the novel, I was eager to see the film adaptation, and I was pleasantly surprised at how well William Golding's ideas were captured. It isn't very often that a movie can help you understand the book better. All of the actors were wonderful, particularly the four leads. They nailed the characters of Ralph, Jack, Piggy and Simon dead on. I was also pleased that the director didn't attempt to re-create the "conversation" between Simon and the Lord of the Flies, it would have been nearly impossible to make it as effective as it was in the novel. In general, it was very well done and well worth the time spent viewing it.
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- Jodie-4
- Jan 20, 1999
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- Budget
- $250,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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