The Devil's Playground

The Devil's Playground (1976)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1976-08-12
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 30 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 47min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The Film House
  • Production Country: Australia
  • Director: Fred Schepisi
star 6.7/10
From 30 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • Arthur Dignam

    as Brother Francine
  • Nick Tate

    as Brother Victor
  • Simon Burke

    as Tom Allen
  • Charles McCallum

    as Brother Sebastian
  • John Frawley

    as Brother Celian
  • John Diedrich

    as Fitz
  • Alan Cinis

    as Waite
  • Richard Morgan

    as Smith
  • Rowan Currie

    as Casey
  • Gary Pixton

    as Tomkin
  • Michael David

    as Turner
  • Warren Coleman

    as Westaway
  • Marc Gough

    as Brown
  • Andrew Court

    as Woolmore
  • Brett Murphy

    as Tierman
  • Wayne Comley

    as Mahoney
  • Peter Cox

    as Brother James
  • Jonathan Hardy

    as Brother Arnold
  • Gerry Duggan

    as Brother Hanrahan
  • Thomas Keneally

    as Father Marshall
  • Sheila Florance

    as Mrs.Sullivan
  • Gary Shaw

    as Student
Directing Fred Schepisi Director
Writing Fred Schepisi Writer
Production Fred Schepisi Producer
Sound Bruce Smeaton Music
Camera Ian Baker Director of Photography
Editing Brian Kavanagh Editor
Visual Effects Roger Cowland Visual Effects
Sound Edward McQueen-Mason Sound Editor
Sound Peter Fenton Sound Mixer
Sound Don Connolly Sound Recordist
Costume & Make-Up Anne Popischil Makeup Artist

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