Absolution (1978)
June 5, 1978
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
1h 35m
One man, two boys... one deadly game.
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Anthony Page
- Father Goddard Richard Burton
- Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield Dominic Guard
- Arthur Dyson David Bradley
- Blakey Billy Connolly
- Headmaster Andrew Keir
- Brigadier Walsh Willoughby Gray
- Father Hibbert Preston Lockwood
- Father Henryson Robin Soans
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Keywords
- catholic school
- catholic priest
- boys' school
- confession booth