Drama · Australia · 1977 · 1h 47m

The Devil's Playground

The Devil's Playground poster
Director
Fred Schepisi
Cast
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
Crew
Ian Baker — Director of Photography Brian Kavanagh — Editor Fred Schepisi — Writer Fred Schepisi — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Devil's Playground — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
boarding schoolcoming of agemelbourne, australiacatholic schooldisciplinesemi autobiographical1950s
Key Collaborators
Fred Schepisi Director Ian Baker Director of Photography Brian Kavanagh Editor Fred Schepisi Writer Fred Schepisi Producer
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