The Lords of Discipline

"The Institute's Code of Honor: A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal or tolerate those who do. It is a simple code. It is a stern code. It is also a lie."

1983 1h 42m EN

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6.6

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6.6

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 52🥫40%Rotten Tomatoes★6.6IMDB · 3,024

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Synopsis

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Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep an eye out for the inevitable racism. The racists come in the form of The Ten, a secret group of the elite students. They want Pearce to leave on his own free will, but are prepared to torture him to make it 'his free will'. Will is forced to help Pearce and he is prepared to risk his own career to do so.

“The Institute's Code of Honor: A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal or tolerate those who do. It is a simple code. It is a stern code. It is also a lie.”

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Cast

David Keith
Will McLean
Robert Prosky
Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
G.D. Spradlin
Gen. Bentley Durrell
Barbara Babcock
Abigail St. Croix
Michael Biehn
John Alexander
Rick Rossovich
Dante `Pig` Pignetti
Mitchell Lichtenstein
Tradd St. Croix
Mark Breland
Tom Pearce

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Franc Roddam
Writers: Thomas Pope, Lloyd Fonvielle
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Franc Roddam, shot by Brian Tufano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

CAST

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David Keith and Robert Prosky and G.D. Spradlin carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The Institute's Code of Honor: A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal or tolerate those who do. It is a simple code. It is a stern code. It is also a lie.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0085867 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Franc Roddam directs. Brian Tufano behind the camera. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Franc Roddam, shot by Brian Tufano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4David Keith and Robert Prosky and G.D. Spradlin carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The Institute's Code of Honor: A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal or tolerate those who do. It is a simple code. It is a stern code. It is also a lie.".
6IMDB entry: tt0085867 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.