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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. Cast Arthur Dignam Brother Francine Nick Tate Brother Victor Simon Burke Tom Allen Charles McCallum Brother Sebastian John Frawley Brother Celian Jonathan Hardy Brother Arnold Gerry Duggan Brother Hanrahan Peter Cox Brother James Thomas Keneally Father Marshall John Diedrich Fitz Sheila Florance Mrs. Sullivan Alan Cinis Waite Gary Pixton Tomkin Rowan Currie Casey Richard Morgan Smith