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Foxtel to replay Devil’s Playground movie

Foxtel will replay the 1976 movie by Fred Schepisi before the 2014 miniseries.

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Ahead of its miniseries sequel, Foxtel will replay the 1976 movie The Devil’s Playground, presented by Simon Burke.

A good way to revisit the themes of the classi Fred Schepisi movie before the 2014 miniseries.

Burke returns to his character several decades later for the series that premieres on September 9.

To coincide with the premiere this week on showcase of the new Australian mini-series Devil’s Playground, FOX Classics will screen the original 1976 semi-autobiographical film by Fred Schepisi – winner of six Australian Film Institute Awards including Best Film. Stars Arthur Dignum, Nick Tate, Simon Burke, Charles McCallum, John Frawley, Jonathan Hardy and more. A group of pubescent boys in a Roman Catholic boarding school are faced with emotional tension when their sexual urges are stifled by the school’s oppressive atmosphere.

Sunday September 7th at 8.30pm FOX Classics.

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