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The Devil's Playground poster

The Devil's Playground(1977)

PG-13December 23, 19771h 47m

64%User score 64 percent

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36 votes

Overview

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.

Director: Fred Schepisi
Writers: Fred Schepisi

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Arthur Dignam
Brother Francine
Nick Tate
Brother Victor
Simon Burke
Tom Allen
John Diedrich
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Facts

Status: Released
Original title: The Devil's Playground
Original language: English
Budget: $193,269
Production: The Film House, Australian Film Commission

Keywords

boarding school
coming of age
melbourne, australia
catholic school
discipline
semi autobiographical
1950s