The Devil's Playground(Movie, 1976)

Name: The Devil's Playground
Genre: Drama
Released: 1976
Duration: T01:47:00
Rating: 3.4

1h 47min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 13 votes)

The Devil's Playground is a 1976 Australian drama film written, produced and directed by Fred Schepisi. It is a semi-autobiographical film which tells the story of a boy growing up and going to school in a Catholic juniorate administered by De La Salle Brothers. Its focus is on the trials of the flesh and the tensions that arise, for both Brothers and students, from the religious injunction to control one's sexuality. It is considered part of the Australian New Wave film genre. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Devil's Playground

AACTA Award for Best Film AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role AACTA Award for Best Direction AACTA Award for Best Cinematography Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Direction nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Film 2x nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Cinematography nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Editing nominated for: Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay

About The Devil's Playground

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Australia

Plays in: Melbourne

Made by: The Film House, Australian Film Commission

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 6 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Dutch (NL), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 08/12/1976

Cast: Arthur Dignam, Nick Tate, Simon Burke, Jonathan Hardy, Thomas Keneally

Director: Fred Schepisi

Producer: Fred Schepisi

Screenwriter: Fred Schepisi

Film Editor: Brian Kavanagh

Director of Photography: Ian Baker

Composer: Bruce Smeaton

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Spielplatz des Teufels"

Keywords: 1950s, melbourne, australia, catholic school, boarding school, coming of age, discipline

Budget: 193,269 USD

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