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Violent Playground

7.219581h 48mMovieCrimeDrama

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

DirectorBasil Dearden
WriterJames Kennaway
ProducersEarl St. John·Michael Relph

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Cast · Directed by Basil Dearden

SBStanley Baker
Stanley Baker
Detective Sergeant Jack Truman
AHAnne Heywood
Anne Heywood
Cathie Murphy
DMDavid McCallum
David McCallum
Johnnie Murphy
PCPeter Cushing
Peter Cushing
Father Laidlaw
JSJohn Slater
John Slater
Sgt. Walker
CEClifford Evans
Clifford Evans
Headmaster Evans
MKMoultrie Kelsall
Moultrie Kelsall
Superintendent
GCGeorge A. Cooper
George A. Cooper
Chief Inspector
BB
Brona Boland
Mary Murphy
FB
Fergal Boland
Patrick Murphy
MCMichael Chow
Michael Chow
Alexander
TCTsai Chin
Tsai Chin
Primrose

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Violent Playground — streaming FAQ

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Violent Playground hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around March 4, 1958. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.