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.”

7.2/ 10 23 votes 1958-01-14 1h 48m 1 popularity

A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.

Director: Basil Dearden

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Cast

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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

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