The Devil's Playground (1976 film)

This article is about the 1976 Australian film. For other films by this title, see Devil's Playground (disambiguation).

The Devil's Playground
Video cover
Directed byFred Schepisi
Written byFred Schepisi
Produced byFred Schepisi
Starring
CinematographyIan Baker
Edited byBrian Kavanagh
Music byBruce Smeaton
Production
company
The Film House
Distributed by
  • Fred Schepisi
  • Umbrella Entertainment
Release date
  • 12 August 1976 (1976-08-12)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$306,000[1]
Box officeA$334,000 (Australia)

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.

  1. ^ Pike, Andrew; Cooper, Ross (1998). Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, p. 303.