Lord of the Flies [Sa Majesté des Mouches]

N.p. N.p., Circa 1980s. Vintage French reissue poster for the 1963 British film, circa 1980s.

Based on the 1954 novel by William Golding. A group of British schoolboys, marooned on an island and forced to form their own version of a civil society, eventually break into two separate camps and begin to degenerate into savagery.

Director Peter Brooks largely dispensed with the script, encouraging the boys to improvise given scenes. Over 60 hours of footage was shot, eventually edited down to 90 minutes. Because of the violence depicted, the film received an X certificate from the British Board of Film Censors. Nominated for the Palme d'Or.

Shot on location in Puerto Rico and Jamaica.

17.75 x 23.5 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus, with faint creasing and light edgewear.

Criterion Collection 43. Olive Films 984.

[Book #163730]