Absolution
6.5
41 reviews
Drama/Thriller
1h 35m
1978
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...
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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.
- DirectorAnthony Page
- Release5 June 1978
- Genre
- Duration1h 35m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate6.541 reviews
- Productions
Bulldog, Enterprise Pictures, Trans World Entertainment
Cast
Richard Burton
Father Goddard
Dominic Guard
Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield
David Bradley
Arthur Dyson
Billy Connolly
Blakey
Andrew Keir
Headmaster
Willoughby Gray
Brigadier Walsh
Robin Soans
Father Henryson
Sharon Duce
Louella
Brian Glover
the first policeman
Hilary Mason
Miss Froggatt
Robert Addie
Cawley
Jon Plowman
Father Piers
Julian Firth
a boy
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