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.”
7.0(22)19581h 48m
CrimeDrama
A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
Director
Basil Dearden
Cast
Reviews
1 review
Geronimo1967
2y ago
6.0
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, he is about rehabilitation and the gist of the story is to demonstrate that, whilst never easy or st...
