Silent Playground


The Cohen Film Collection


 

Director
Stanley Goulder

Writer
Anthony Scott Veitch

Cast
Roland Curram
Bernard Archard
Jean Anderson
Ellen McIntosh
John Ronque

British documentary filmmaker Stanley Goulder's first feature picture - a taut thriller that captures the atmosphere of the London suburb and the plight of a mentally disabled youth who hnds out downers to a bunch of of kids waiting outside a movie theatre. By the end of the show, a number of children are found unconscious and are rushed to the hospital to fight for their lives, while the police try to track down the hapless youth.

UK | English | 1963 | 82 min | 4K Restored