
- Country: UK
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Release: 1958-03-07
- Director: Basil Dearden
- Writers: James Kennaway
- Language: English
- Stars: Stanley Baker , Anne Heywood , David McCallum , Peter Cushing (1913–1994)
- Runtime: 108 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total
- AKA: Desperat ungdom (Denmark) , Violent Playground , Gatens barn (Norway) , L'incendiario (Italy) , Loc de joacă violent (Romania) , Неистовые игры , Violent Playground (Canada) , Kapinoiva nuoriso (Finland) , Jeunesse délinquante (France, French Republic) , Violent Playground (United Kingdom) , Violent Playground (New Zealand) , Bôryoku no merodî (Japan) , Violent Playground (United States of America) , Desperat ungdom (Sweden) , Sokak çocukları (Turkey) , Kinder der Straße , Feuerfliege (Austria) , Seduzidos pela Maldade (Brazil) , I mavri symmoria tou Londinou (Greece) , 暴力のメロディー (Japan) , A Escola do Crime (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Barrio peligroso (Spain)
- Plot: The struggle between a Liverpool Juvenile Liaison officer and a dangerous young pyromaniac.
- IMDB:tt0052367
Violent Playground Cast · · · ALL

Basil Dearden
Director

Stanley Baker
Detective Sergeant Jack Truman

Anne Heywood
Cathie Murphy

David McCallum
Johnnie Murphy

Peter Cushing
(1913–1994)
Father Laidlaw

John Slater
Sgt. Walker

Clifford Evans
Headmaster Evans

Moultrie Kelsall
Superintendent

George A. Cooper
Chief Inspector

Michael Chow
(I)
Alexander

Tsai Chin
Primrose
Sean Lynch
Slick

Freddie Starr
Tommy (as Fred Fowell)

Sheila Raynor
Mrs. Catlin
Ali Allen
Boy (uncredited)
Grace Arnold
Customer in Grocer's Shop (uncredited)
John Boxer
Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Jeremy Bulloch
Pageboy at Hotel (uncredited)
Michael Collins
Police Officer in Patrol Car (uncredited)

Melvyn Hayes
Kid in Johnnie's Gang (uncredited)

Stratford Johns
Police Constable (uncredited)
Phyllis Morris
(uncredited)

Robert Raglan
Doorman at Grand Hotel (uncredited)
Philip Ray
Stallholder (uncredited)
Anthony Richmond
(uncredited)

Lynne Roberts
Maureen Owen