The Devil's Playground 1976  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Arthur Dignam, Nick Tate, Simon Burke, Charles McCallum, John Frawley, Jonathan Hardy, Gerry Duggan, Peter Cox, Thomas Keneally, John Diedrich, Sheila Florance, Alan Cinis, Gary Pixton, Rowan Currie, Richard Morgan
Set during the autumn of 1953 in a Roman Catholic boarding school, this is the story of 13-year-old Tom Allen's (Simon Burke) sexual awakening during which he must decide between restrictions on priests and temptations of the flesh. Brother Francine (Arthur Dignam) patrols the halls in search of evidence of "undisciplined minds," while Brother Victor (Nick Tate) administers discipline that affects both the hearts and minds of the students he reprimands.
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Harlequin 1980  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Dark Forces
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Robert Powell, David Hemmings, Carmen Duncan, Broderick Crawford, Gus Mercurio, Alan Cassell, Mark Spain, Alyson Best, Sean Myers, John Frawley
Magician Gregory Wolfe (Robert Powell) causes a remission in the hemophilia of Senator Nick Rast's (David Hemmings) son, Alex (Mark Spain). Now Wolfe continues to exert influence on the Rast family. Rast's mentor, Doc Wheelan (Broderick Crawford), is suspicious of Wolfe's motives and sets out to dispose of him.
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| 1. The Devil's Playground (1976)
2. Harlequin (1980)
aka: Dark Forces
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