Lord of the Flies DVD 1963 A legyek Ura / Directed by Peter Brook / Starring: James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin

UPC 5999883749142

REGION 2 PAL DVD

MADE IN EU

AUDIO: English mono, Hungarian mono

SUBTITLES: English, Hungarian

Total Runtime: 92 minutes

English Summary:

Lord of the Flies is a 1963 British drama film based on William Golding's novel of the same name about 30 schoolboys who are marooned on an island where the behaviour of the majority degenerates into savagery. It was written and directed by Peter Brook and produced by Lewis M. Allen. The film was in production for much of 1961, though the film did not premiere until 1963, and was not released in the United Kingdom until 1964. Golding himself supported the film. When Kenneth Tynan was a script editor for Ealing Studios he commissioned a script of Lord of the Flies from Nigel Kneale, but Ealing Studios closed in 1959 before it could be produced.

A group of schoolboys are evacuated from England following the outbreak of an unidentified war. Their aircraft is shot down by briefly-glimpsed fighter planes and ditches near a remote island.

The main character, Ralph, is seen walking through a tropical forest. He meets an intelligent and chubby boy with glasses, who reveals his school nickname was Piggy, but asks that Ralph not repeat that. The two go to the beach where they find a conch shell, which Ralph blows to rally the other survivors. As they emerge from the jungle, it becomes clear that no adults have escaped the crash. Singing is then heard and a small column of school choir boys, wearing dark cloaks and hats and led by a boy named Jack Merridew, walk towards Ralph and Piggy.

The boys decide to appoint a chief. The vote goes to Ralph, not Jack. Initially, Ralph is able to steer the boys (all of whom are aged between about six and fourteen) towards a reasonably civilised and co-operative society. They meet in regular assemblies during which the conch is passed around, signifying which boy may speak. The choir boys make wooden spears, creating the appearance that they are warriors within the group. Crucially, Jack has a knife, capable of killing an animal.

Hungarian Summary:

Miután repülőgépük lezuhan, a gyerekek egy lakatlan szigetre vetődnek. Eleinte megpróbálnak valamiféle demokratikus rendet fenntartani, ám a megpróbáltatások, az éhség, az elhagyottság érzése fokozatosan kikezdi a józan, egyben játékos gyermeki gondolkodást. A rend felbomlik, és a fiúk két táborra szakadnak. Az egyik parancsnoka, Ralph félelemmel tapasztalja, ahogy az ellentábor tagjai elvadulnak, az erőszak a józan ész fölé kerekedik. A két csoport között megkezdődik a küzdelem.

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