The Devil's Playground
The Devil's Playground

Movie·1977·1h 47m

The Devil's Playground

Country

Australia

Language

English

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The Story

A powerful drama relating the intimate aspect of teenage boys and their priest/educators behind the walls of a religious institution where rigid discipline backfires natural feelings are deemed unnatural acts and human lives are controlled in the names of good intentions.

Producer

Fred Schepisi

Cinematography

Ian Baker

Editor

Brian Kavanagh

Themes

boarding schoolcoming of agemelbourne, australiacatholic schooldisciplinesemi autobiographical1950s

Production House

The Film House
Australian Film Commission

Audience Score

65%

34 votes

Skip12%
Timepass27%
Go for it38%
Perfection23%

Where to watch

Region: US

Free

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// cast

Cast

Arthur Dignam

Arthur Dignam

Brother Francine

Nick Tate

Nick Tate

Brother Victor

Simon Burke

Simon Burke

Tom Allen

Charles McCallum

Brother Sebastian

John Frawley

Brother Celian

John Diedrich

John Diedrich

Fitz

Alan Cinis

Alan Cinis

Waite

Richard Morgan

Smith

Rowan Currie

Casey

Gary Pixton

Tomkin

Michael David

Turner

Warren Coleman

Warren Coleman

Westaway

Marc Gough

Brown

Andrew Court

Woolmore

Brett Murphy

Tierman

Wayne Comley

Mahoney

Peter Cox

Brother James

Jonathan Hardy

Jonathan Hardy

Brother Arnold

// crew

Crew

Fred Schepisi

Fred Schepisi

Director, Writer, Producer

Ian Baker

Ian Baker

Director of Photography

Brian Kavanagh

Editor

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