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Violent Playground (1958)
Directed by Basil Dearden
“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.”
Crime, Drama · 1h 48m
In Liverpool, Sergeant Jack Truman is assigned to work as a juvenile liaison officer to steer troubled youth away from crime. While investigating minor thefts by young twins Mary and Patrick, Truman meets their older sister, Cathie, and begins a romance with her. However, Cathie's troubled younger brother, Johnnie, leads a local gang and is culpable for a dangerous series of arson attacks. As Truman traces the fires back to Johnnie, the conflict escalates into a tense confrontation and schoolhouse siege.
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
Michael Chow
Alexander
Tsai Chin
Primrose
Crew
- Director
- Basil Dearden
- Screenplay
- James Kennaway
- Director of Photography
- Reginald H. Wyer
- Editor
- Arthur Stevens
- Producer
- Michael Relph
Details
- Release date
- 1958-01-14
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- The Rank Organisation