Absolution
“One man, two boys... one deadly game.”
1978•R•1h 35m•6.5•Released
DramaThrillerMystery
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.
Director
Anthony Page
Writer
Anthony Shaffer
Languages
English, Latin, Kongo
Studio
Bulldog Productions (II)
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
Production
Company
Bulldog Productions (II)
Producer
Elliott Kastner
Producer
Danny O'Donovan
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