Lord of the flies / Janus Films ; produced by Lewis Allen ; directed by Peter Brook.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [1999] |
| Description | 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Brook, Peter, 1925-2022 |
| Other author/creator | Hollyman, Tom. |
| Other author/creator | Leppard, Raymond. |
| Other author/creator | Aubrey, James. |
| Other author/creator | Chapin, Tom, 1945- |
| Other author/creator | Street, Fraser. |
| Other author/creator | Elwin, Roger. |
| Other author/creator | Gaman, Tom. |
| Other author/creator | Golding, William, 1911-1993. Lord of the flies. |
| Other author/creator | Janus Films. |
| Other author/creator | Criterion Collection (Firm) |
| Uniform title | Lord of the flies (Motion picture : 1963) |
| Variant title | Title on disc and container: Peter Brook's lord of the flies |
| Series | Criterion collection ; 43 Classic collection Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 43. ^A506835 Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) ^A490524 |
| Abstract | Thirty English schoolboys are stranded on an uncharted island at the start of the "next" war. With no adults present, they quickly turn into savages. |
| General note | From the novel by William Golding. |
| General note | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1963 by Two Arts/Allen-Hodgdon Productions. |
| General note | Special features: theatrical trailer; 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 production scrapbook, home movies, and outtakes; excerpts from Gerald Feil's 1972 documentary on Brook. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Tom Hollyman; editors, Peter Brook, Gerry Feil, Jean-Claude Lubtchansky; music, Raymond Leppard. |
| Cast | James Aubrey (Ralph), Tom Chapin (Jack), Hugh Edwards (Piggy), Roger Elwin (Roger), Tom Gaman (Simon). |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |