The Devil's Playground

The Devil's Playground

107 mins | Drama | Aug. 12, 1976

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.

The Devil's Playground

107 mins | Drama | Aug. 12, 1976

The Devil's Playground
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Australian Film Commission, The Film House
Original title The Devil's Playground
Directors Fred Schepisi
Writers 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

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