| The Lords of Discipline | |
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| Directed by | Franc Roddam |
| Produced by | Herb Jaffe Gabriel Katzka |
| Written by | Lloyd Fonvielle Thomas Pope from the novel by Pat Conroy |
| Starring | David Keith Robert Prosky Judge Reinhold Bill Paxton William Hope G.D. Spradlin Barbara Babcock Michael Biehn |
| Music by | Howard Blake |
| Cinematography | Brian Tufano |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 18, 1983 |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The Lords of Discipline is a 1983 film based on the novel by Pat Conroy and directed by Franc Roddam. The film stars David Keith, Robert Prosky, Judge Reinhold, Bill Paxton, William Hope, Michael Biehn, and Olympic boxer Mark Breland. It was filmed entirely in England, primarily at Wellington College, as none of the American military academies would allow filming on their grounds because of the book's less-than-positive portrayal of life at a military academy.
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The year is 1964, and Carolina Military Institute is about to do something it's never done in its entire history—allow a black man to become a member of the Corps of Cadets. Will McLean, a senior private, has been assigned to watch over him to ensure that he makes it through the year. But can Will stand tall against the power of "the Ten," an alleged secret brotherhood within the Corps of Cadets sworn to uphold CMI's highest standards – by any and all means necessary?
Actors Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Rick Rossovich and William Hope would later star in several films by director James Cameron. Paxton and Rossovitch would have brief appearances in the original Terminator film along with Biehn; Biehn, Paxton and Hope starred in Aliens; Biehn also appeared in The Abyss and the extended version of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, while Paxton would show up in True Lies and Titanic.
Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton and Rick Rossovich also worked together again portraying members of an elite Navy SEAL team in the 1990 action movie, Navy SEALs.
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