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The Devil's Playground
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Title: The Devil's Playground

Release Date: 12 Aug 1976

Runtime: 1h 47m

Genre: Drama

Director: The Film House, Australian Film Commission

Production Companies: The Film House, Australian Film Commission

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (30 votes)

Cast

  • Brother Francine: Arthur Dignam
  • Brother Victor: Nick Tate
  • Tom Allen: Simon Burke
  • Brother Sebastian: Charles McCallum
  • Brother Celian: John Frawley
  • Fitz: John Diedrich
  • Waite: Alan Cinis
  • Smith: Richard Morgan
  • Casey: Rowan Currie
  • Tomkin: Gary Pixton
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