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The Devil's Playground(1977)
Status: Released
Date: 1977-12-23
64%
35 Votes
Time: 1h 47m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Australia
Budget: $193,269.00
ProductionCompanies: 
The Film House
Movie: The Devil's Playground
Top 10 Billed Cast
Arthur Dignam
Brother Francine
Nick Tate
Brother Victor
Simon Burke
Tom Allen
John Diedrich
Fitz
Alan Cinis
Waite
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