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Violent Playground(1958)
Status: Released
Date: 1958-01-14
70%
22 Votes
Time: 1h 48m
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.
Overview:
A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
The Rank Organisation
Movie: Violent Playground
Top 10 Billed Cast
Stanley Baker
Detective Sergeant Jack Truman
Anne Heywood
Cathie Murphy
David McCallum
Johnnie Murphy
Peter Cushing
Father Laidlaw
John Slater
Sgt. Walker
Clifford Evans
Headmaster Evans
Moultrie Kelsall
Superintendent
George A. Cooper
Chief Inspector
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Overview
A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
Release Date
1958-01-14
Average
7
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
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.
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