Absolution

Absolution (1978)

One man, two boys... one deadly game.

Drama Thriller Mystery

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.

star 6.5
  • Release Date: 1978-06-05
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Director: Anthony Page

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    • Cast

    • 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

    • James Ottaway

      Father Matthews

    • Brook Williams

      Father Clarence

    • Robin Soans

      Father Henryson

    • Trevor Martin

      Mr. Gladstone

    • Sharon Duce

      Louella

    • Brian Glover

      the first policeman

    • Dan Meaden

      the second policeman

    • Hilary Mason

      Miss Froggatt

    • Hilda Fenemore

      Mrs. Hoskins

    • Robert Addie

      Cawley

    • Philip Leake

      Gregory

    • Jon Plowman

      Father Piers

    • Michael Crompton

      O'Dowd

    • Andrew Boxer

      a boy

    • Richard Willis

      a boy

    • Michael Parkhouse

      a boy

    • Richard Kates

      a boy

    • Martyn Hesford

      a boy

    • Clive Gehle

      a boy

    • Charles Rigby

      a boy

    • Michael Bell

      a boy

    • Martin Stringer

      a boy

    • Francis Fry

      a boy

    • Julian Firth

      a boy

    • Tim Short

      a boy

    • Michael Munn

      a priest

    • Kevin Hart

      Peterson

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