Lord of the Flies (Criterion Collection)

James Aubrey, Tom Chapin. British schoolboys are stranded on a remote island without adults after their plane is shot down while they were being evacuated during the war. But as they try to establish a new society, they divide and descend into savagery in this chilling adaptation of William Golding’s novel. Directed by Peter Brook. Includes digital audio and image transfer, audio commentary with the director, producer and director of photography, audio recordings of Golding reading from the novel with corresponding scenes from the film, deleted scene with commentary, interview with the director, behind-the-scenes material including home movies, screen tests, outtakes and stills, South Bank Show episode with Golding, new interview with the editor, excerpts from documentary by the editor about the director, never-before-seen footage shot by the boy actors during the production, trailer and essay by film critic Geoffrey Macnab on 2 DVDs. 1963/b&w/90 min/NR/fullscreen & widescreen.