The Devil's Playground
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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Cast
23 people
Charles McCallum
Brother Sebastian
Known for
Next of Kin
John Frawley
Brother Celian
Known for
The Last Wave
Harlequin
Arthur Dignam
Brother Francine
Known for
Australia
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Nick Tate
Brother Victor
Known for
Space: 1999
Killer Elite
Peter Cox
Brother James
Jonathan Hardy
Brother Arnold
Known for
Farscape
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Gerry Duggan
Brother Hanrahan
Known for
The Sundowners
Thomas Keneally
Father Marshall
Also in
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
The Final Winter
Sheila Florance
Mrs.Sullivan
Also in
Mad Max
A Woman's Tale
Simon Burke
Tom Allen
Known for
Pitch Black
John Diedrich
Fitz
Also in
Bluey
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story
Alan Cinis
Waite
Known for
A Few Best Men
Fred Schepisi Director · Ian Baker Cinematographer Brian Kavanagh Editor
Worldwide gross $334K · Budget $193K · United States release October 1, 1979
Box office
Budget
$193,269
Worldwide gross
$334,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
The Film House
Production
Australian Film Commission
Production
Australia
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · August 12, 1976
Premiere
United States · October 1, 1979
Theatrical
Canada
October 21, 1976 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Germany
June 19, 1987 · TV
October 19, 2019 · Physical
Ireland
December 23, 1977 · Theatrical
Japan
October 11, 2006 · Premiere · Australian Film Festival
Portugal
August 18, 1999 · TV
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