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The Devil's Playground (1979)
- PG-13
- 10/01/1979 (US)
- Drama
- 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.
Fred Schepisi
Director, WriterCast
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Arthur Dignam
Brother Francine![Nick Tate's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/N3wyGlm8JPSaiqdWyO78wAA8GJ.jpg)
Nick Tate
Brother Victor![Simon Burke's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/zaUYPHzUXuqyXCv1da0HjpaPEx8.jpg)
Simon Burke
Tom AllenCharles McCallum
Brother SebastianJohn Frawley
Brother Celian![John Diedrich's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/voMhkPPszKLqE9D0BEQ9d5uVxZy.jpg)
John Diedrich
Fitz![Alan Cinis's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ukisUzzkHW7OS6066CnptBcg4tk.jpg)