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The Devil's Playground(1977)

6.4(35)
1h 47m
1977-12-23

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.

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Keywords

boarding schoolcoming of agemelbourne, australia
catholic school
discipline
semi autobiographical
1950s

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Top Cast

Arthur Dignam
Arthur Dignam
Brother Francine
Nick Tate
Nick Tate
Brother Victor
Simon Burke
Simon Burke
Tom Allen
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Charles McCallum
Brother Sebastian
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John Frawley
Brother Celian
John Diedrich
John Diedrich
Fitz
Alan Cinis
Alan Cinis
Waite
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Richard Morgan
Smith
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Rowan Currie
Casey
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Gary Pixton
Tomkin
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Michael David
Turner
Warren Coleman
Warren Coleman
Westaway
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Marc Gough
Brown
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Andrew Court
Woolmore
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Brett Murphy
Tierman