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Lord of the Flies (1963) (1963)

Director

Peter Brook

Subject

Anthropology; English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 92 minutes), £19.99

Following a plane crash a group of schoolboys find themselves marooned on a deserted island. With no adults to supervise and guide them, the boys elect a leader in the shape of the upstanding and...

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Danger Within (1959 Film)

aka: Breakout

Director

Don Chaffey

Producer

Colin Lesslie

Subject

Drama

Feature film adapted from Michael Gilbett’s 1952 novel ‘Death in Captivity’, based on his experiences as a POW in Italy during the Second World War. In the book the play being produced is Rudolf...

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Beggar’s Opera, The (1953 Video)

Director

Peter Brook

Producer

Laurence Olivier; Herbert Wilcox

Subject

Drama; Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £15.99

Peter Brook’s 1953 film adaptation of the John Gay opera. Laurence Olivier plays MacHeath, a highwayman in Newgate prison, and his love for too many beautiful women.

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Winslow Boy, The (1948)

Director

Anthony Asquith

Producer

Teddy Baird; Anatole de Grunwald

Subject

Drama; Film studies; Law

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 114 minutes), £15.99

A courtroom drama adapted from Terence Rattigan’s play ‘The Winslow Boy’, based on a true story. Follows a father’s struggle in the face of bankruptcy and personal ruin for justice for his son, a...

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Melody and Romance (1937 Film)

Director

Maurice Elvey

Producer

Herbert Smith

Musical comedy. A young man (Green) aspires to a career as a radio star. Along the way, the falls in love with a scientist’s daughter (Lockwood). He then adds several talented friends to his act and...

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