| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
"A powerful drama relating the intimate aspects of teenage boys and their priest/educators behind the walls of a religious institution where rigid discipline backfires, natural feelings are deemed unnatural acts, and human lives are controlled in the name of good intentions"--Back cover |
| Notes |
Special features: new widescreen telecine transfer ; featurette with director Fred Schepisi and key cast and crew (43 min.) ; interview with Fred Schepisi (39 min.) ; audio commentary with Fred Schepisi ; stills gallery ; theatrical trailer |
| Credits |
Producer/director: Fred Schepisi ; music, Bruce Smeaton ; editor, Brian Kavanagh, cinematography, Ian Baker |
| Cast |
Cast: Arthur Dignam, Nick Tate, Simon Burke, Thomas Keneally |
| Audience |
Censorship classification : M |
| Notes |
Originally produced as a motion picture Australia : Feature Film House Productions, 1976 |
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DVD ; All regions ; 16:9 widescreen ; PAL ; Dolby digital |
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In English |
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Winner - 6 AFI Awards - 1977 ; Including Best Actor -- Best Film -- Best Director |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| SUBJECT |
Devils playground (Motion picture)
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| Subject |
Feature films -- Australia.
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Motion pictures, Australian.
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Catholic schools -- Australia -- Victoria -- Clergy -- Drama.
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Seminarians -- Australia -- Victoria -- Drama.
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Boarding schools -- Australia -- Victoria -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Schepisi, Fred.
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Dignam, Arthur.
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Tate, Nick.
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Burke, Simon.
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Keneally, Thomas.
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Umbrella Entertainment (Firm)
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