The Devil's Playground (1976)
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26% want to see it
(464 ratings)
Fred Schepsi wrote and directed this tense melodrama which takes place at a Roman Catholic boarding school. The film deals with the charged emotional tensions of a group of pubescent boys, who find their sexual urges stifled by the school's oppressive atmosphere. Depicting the chaste lifestyle… More Fred Schepsi wrote and directed this tense melodrama which takes place at a Roman Catholic boarding school. The film deals with the charged emotional tensions of a group of pubescent boys, who find their sexual urges stifled by the school's oppressive atmosphere. Depicting the chaste lifestyle of the religious functionaries, the burgeoning sexual desires of the young men are bottled up until they are ready to explode. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Fred Schepisi
- Written By
- Fred Schepisi
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
Everyone makes a terrific contribution as Schepisi peels away the surface to reveal a morass of personal demons
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Cast
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Arthur Dignam
as Brother Francine
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Nick Tate
as Brother Victor
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Simon Burke
as Tom Allen
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Charles McCallum
as Brother Sebastian
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John Frawley
as Brother Celian
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Jonathan Hardy
as Brother Arnold
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Gerry Duggan
as Father Hanrahan
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Peter Cox
as Brother James
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John Diedrich
as Fitz
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Thomas Keneally
as Father Marshall
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Jillian Archer
as Girls in Pub
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Anne Phelan
as Girl in Pub
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John Proper
as Mr. Allen
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Michael David
as Turner
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Sheila Florance
as Mrs. Sullivan
- Charles Frawley
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Richard Morgan
as Smith
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Gerda Nicolson
as Mrs. Allen
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Michael Carman
as Nigel Ryan
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Warren Coleman
as Westaway
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Bill Kelly
as Farmer
- Charles McCullum
- Alan Cinis
- Gary Pixton
- Rowan Currie
