Violent Playground
6.6
“EVERY CITY HAS ITS DANGEROUS YOUTH. Stark, explosive drama - as the camera lays bare the heart of a big city and probe the secrets of its Violent Playground.”
In Liverpool, Sergeant Jack Truman is assigned to work as a juvenile liaison officer to steer troubled youth away from crime. While investigating minor thefts by young twins Mary and Patrick, Truman meets their older sister, Cathie, and begins a romance with her. However, Cathie's troubled younger brother, Johnnie, leads a local gang and is culpable for a dangerous series of arson attacks. As Truman traces the fires back to Johnnie, the conflict escalates into a tense confrontation and schoolhouse siege.
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Cast
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Stanley Baker
Detective Sergeant Jack Truman
Known for
Zulu
The Guns of Navarone
Anne Heywood
Cathie Murphy
Also in
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
The Brain
David McCallum
Johnnie Murphy
Known for
NCIS
Batman vs. Robin
Peter Cushing
Father Laidlaw
Known for
Star Wars
Dracula
John Slater
Sgt. Walker
Known for
Passport to Pimlico
The Million Pound Note
Clifford Evans
Headmaster Evans
Known for
The Curse of the Werewolf
The Kiss of the Vampire
Moultrie Kelsall
Superintendent
Known for
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
The Man Who Never Was
George A. Cooper
Chief Inspector
Known for
Nightmare
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Brona Boland
Mary Murphy
No other roles listed
Fergal Boland
Patrick Murphy
No other roles listed
Michael Chow
Alexander
Known for
Rush Hour
You Only Live Twice
Tsai Chin
Primrose
Known for
Now You See Me 2
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Basil Dearden Director · James Kennaway Screenplay Reginald H. Wyer Cinematographer
First release January 14, 1958 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
The Rank Organisation
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 14, 1958
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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