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Violent Playground
“EVERY CITY HAS ITS DANGEROUS YOUTH. Stark, explosive drama - as the camera lays bare the heart of a big city and probe the secrets of its Violent Playground.”
A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
Directed by Basil Dearden, Earl St. John
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User score
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Status
Released
Released
January 14, 1958
Runtime
1h 48m
Language
English
Top cast
Stanley Baker
Detective Sergeant Jack Truman
Anne Heywood
Cathie Murphy
David McCallum
Johnnie Murphy
Peter Cushing
Father Laidlaw
John Slater
Sgt. Walker
Clifford Evans
Headmaster Evans
Moultrie Kelsall
Superintendent
George A. Cooper
Chief Inspector
Brona Boland
Mary Murphy
Fergal Boland
Patrick Murphy
Michael Chow
Alexander
Tsai Chin
Primrose
Sean Lynch
Slick
Bernice Swanson
Meg
Freddie Starr
Tommy
Sheila Raynor
Mrs. Catlin
Christopher Cooke
David Catlin
Irene Arnold
Mrs. Baker
Oonagh Quinn
Jilly Baker
Ali Allen
Boy (uncredited)
