

The Lords of Discipline
1983-02-18 · 102 min · ★ 6.6
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.
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- Directors
- Franc Roddam
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 11,787,127
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David KeithWill McLean
Robert ProskyCol. 'Bear' Berrineau
G.D. SpradlinGen. Bentley Durrell
Barbara BabcockAbigail St. Croix
Michael BiehnJohn Alexander
Rick RossovichDante `Pig` Pignetti
Mitchell LichtensteinTradd St. Croix
Malcolm DanarePoteete
Judge ReinholdMacabbee
Bill PaxtonGilbreath
John LavachielliMark Santoro
Norman ChancerTAC Captain
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