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Lord of the flies / Janus Films ; [Lord of the Flies Company ; screenplay by Peter Brook] ; directed by Peter Brook ; produced by Lewis Allen and Dana Hodgdon.
LIBRA DVD 015 932
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 43.
- Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
- The Criterion collection ; 43
- The Classic collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Golding, William, 1911-1993.
- Survival--Drama.
- Survival.
- Shipwreck survival--Drama.
- Shipwreck survival.
- Survival at sea--Drama.
- Survival at sea.
- Airplane crash survival--Drama.
- Airplane crash survival.
- Regression (Psychology).
- Regression (Psychology)--Drama.
- Islands--Drama.
- Islands.
- Boys--Drama.
- Boys.
- Golding, William, 1911-1993--Film adaptations.
- Golding, William.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Feature films.
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Horror films.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Other Title:
- Title on disc label and container: Peter Brook's Lord of the flies
- Place of Publication:
- [Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [1999]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD; Dolby digital mono.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A group of English boys become stranded on a remote island. Attempts to organize themselves into a law-abiding society soon give way to anarchy and savage behavior.
- Participant:
- James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin, Tom Gaman.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Tom Hollyman; editors, Peter Brook, Gerry Feil, Jean-Claude Lubtchansky; music by Raymond Leppard.
- Notes:
- Based on Lord of the flies / by William Golding.
- Special features: audio commentary by director Brook, producer Allen, director of photography Hollyman, and camerman/editor Gerald Feil; excerpts from the novel, read by William Golding; a deleted scene, with a reading by Golding; original theatrical trailer; production scrapbook, home movies, and outtakes; excerpts from Gerald Feil's 1972 documentary on Brook.
- Original theatrical aspect ratio.
- Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1963.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0780022084
- OCLC:
- 43737549
- Publisher Number:
- 037429136720
- LOR020 The Criterion Collection
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