Lord of the Flies: Book vs. Movie
Peter Brook's 1963 movie Lord of the Flies adapts William Golding's book about schoolboys stranded on an island. Their efforts to organize a community give way to rivalry, fear, and violence.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- William Golding
- Year
- 1954
- Pages
- 196Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 6 hr 35 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- William Golding
A plane crash leaves a group of British schoolboys on an island without adults. Ralph tries to organize shelters and a signal fire, while Jack draws followers toward hunting and the promise of protection from a feared beast. Their disagreements turn the effort to survive into a struggle over who makes the rules and what happens to anyone who resists.
- Director
- Peter Brook
- Writer
- Peter Brook
- Year
- 1963
- Runtime
- 1 hr 32 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Tom Gaman
- Genre
- adventure, coming-of-age, drama, dystopian, science fiction, thriller
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
A plane crash leaves a group of British schoolboys on a tropical island without adults. Ralph tries to organize shelters and a signal fire, while Jack draws the boys toward hunting and his own authority. Rumors of a beast give their fear a target, and the fragile agreement that holds the group together begins to collapse.
Other adaptations of this book
Lord of the FliesMovie · 1990Details
- Director
- Harry Hook
- Writer
- Jay Presson Allen
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 1 hr 30 min
- Cast
- Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, Danuel Pipoly, James Badge Dale
American military cadets survive a plane crash near a deserted island with an injured pilot who cannot guide them. Ralph tries to preserve order and a route to rescue, but Jack's hunting group offers a more immediate sense of strength and belonging. As fear spreads through the camp, the boys' training provides little defense against their growing hostility toward one another.
Lord of the FliesTV show · 2026 · BBC One, BBC iPlayerDetails
- Creator
- Jack Thorne
- Writer
- Jack Thorne
- Year
- 2026
- Episode
- 58 min
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Network
- BBC One, BBC iPlayer
- Cast
- David McKenna, Winston Sawyers, Lox Pratt, Ike Talbut
Stranded without adults, a group of English schoolboys begins to build a society from assemblies, shared tasks and the hope of rescue. Piggy, Ralph, Simon and Jack each experience the island differently, and their competing needs shape the group's fragile rules. Isolation and fear give the promise of force an appeal that reason struggles to match.
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