23 December 1977 Drama 107 mins
Australia, 1953. Thirteen-year-old Tom Allen attends a strict Catholic seminary for boys administered by De La Salle Brothers. The adolescent students and their adult instructors struggle deeply with sexual repression and religious doubt.
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Arthur Dignam as Brother Francine
Nick Tate as Brother Victor
Simon Burke as Tom Allen
Charles McCallum as Brother Sebastian
John Frawley as Brother Celian
John Diedrich as Fitz
Alan Cinis as Waite
Rowan Currie as Casey
Gary Pixton as Tomkin
Michael David as Turner
Warren Coleman as Westaway
Marc Gough as Brown
Andrew Court as Woolmore
Brett Murphy as Tierman
Wayne Comley as Mahoney
Peter Cox as Brother James
Fred Schepisi Writer
Fred Schepisi Director
Fred Schepisi Producer
Ian Baker Director of Photography
Brian Kavanagh Editor
Bruce Smeaton Music
Anne Popischil Makeup Artist
Edward McQueen-Mason Sound Editor
Don Connolly Sound Recordist
Peter Fenton Sound Mixer
Roger Cowland Visual Effects
Spielplatz des Teufels Trailer
Australia 12 August 1976
Canada 21 October 1976
Germany 19 June 1987
Ireland 23 December 1977
Japan 11 October 2006
Portugal 18 August 1999
United States 01 October 1979
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