Violent Playground (1958)

Movie Details

Original Title Violent Playground

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.2

Cast

Stanley Baker

Detective Sergeant Jack Truman

Popularity: 0.6

Anne Heywood

Cathie Murphy

Popularity: 0.5

David McCallum

Johnnie Murphy

Popularity: 8.3

Peter Cushing

Father Laidlaw

Popularity: 0.9

John Slater

Sgt. Walker

Popularity: 0.6

Clifford Evans

Headmaster Evans

Popularity: 1.0

Moultrie Kelsall

Superintendent

Popularity: 0.9

George A. Cooper

Chief Inspector

Popularity: 3.3

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Brona Boland

Mary Murphy

Popularity: 0.1

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Fergal Boland

Patrick Murphy

Popularity: 0.1

Michael Chow

Alexander

Popularity: 2.8

Tsai Chin

Primrose

Popularity: 1.9

Key Crew

Director Basil Dearden

Producer Michael Relph

Executive Producer Earl St. John

Music Philip Green

Screenplay James Kennaway

Editor Arthur Stevens

Production

The Rank Organisation

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Keywords

northern england detective film noir social commentary school juvenile delinquent british noir

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10

Nov 1, 2023

David McCallum features strongly in this rather gritty story of "Johnnie", a bit of a pyromaniac, who falls foul of local policeman "Truman" (Stanley Baker) who is charged with dealing with the town's more violently recalcitrant youth. The latter character is not just about law enforcement, though, ... Read more