Absolution (1978)

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Directed by

Anthony Page

Starring (View all)

Richard Burton
Father Goddard

Dominic Guard
Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield

David Bradley
Arthur Dyson

Billy Connolly
Blakey

Andrew Keir
Headmaster

Willoughby Gray
Brigadier Walsh

Preston Lockwood
Father Hibbert

Brook Williams
Father Clarence

Written by

Anthony Shaffer
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Release date: 17 May 1981
UPC: 798622020031

Tags: Drama (1), Mystery (1), Thriller (1), 1978 (1)

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"At a Catholic boys’ school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges confesses to murder, the dogmatic but deeply repressed Goddard finds his faith challenged and his life spiralling dangerously out of control. This movie is a combination of paranoia driven madness and youth-driven chaos. It's a well crafted thriller that is sure to keep you guessing until the movie’s end. Richard Burton and Dominic Guard are fantasti"