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The Devil's Playground

Film19771h 47mReleased

Drama
Not rated

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Director
Fred Schepisi
Language
English
Released
1977-12-23
Runtime
1h 47m

Community score

6.436 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.4

The story

Australia, 1953. Thirteen-year-old Tom Allen attends a strict Catholic seminary for boys administered by De La Salle Brothers. The adolescent students and their adult instructors struggle deeply with sexual repression and religious doubt.

Cast

  • Arthur Dignam
    Arthur DignamBrother Francine
  • Nick Tate
    Nick TateBrother Victor
  • Simon Burke
    Simon BurkeTom Allen
  • Charles McCallum — artwork unavailable
    Charles McCallumBrother Sebastian
  • John Frawley — artwork unavailable
    John FrawleyBrother Celian
  • John Diedrich
    John DiedrichFitz
  • Alan Cinis
    Alan CinisWaite
  • Richard Morgan — artwork unavailable
    Richard MorganSmith
  • Rowan Currie — artwork unavailable
    Rowan CurrieCasey
  • Gary Pixton — artwork unavailable
    Gary PixtonTomkin