Military discipline

The Lords of Discipline (1983)

Based on the novel of the same name this film from director Franc Roddam stars David Keith, Robert Prosky and Mark Breland. In the 1960s a cadet with an anti establishment leaning is asked to make sure the first black cadet at a southern military academy is treated fairly.

There are some changes between the novel on the plot of the film but the film has the same general thrust. As the content of the film is fairly critical of the nature of military academies most of the film was shot at a school in England but it is hard to tell this from watching the film. Ultimately this is a fairly average coming of age tale but it is worth watching to spot a number of early roles for actors that later became bigger stars such as Bill Paxton.

3/5