

Absolution
1978-06-05 · 95 min · ★ 6.5
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.
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- Directors
- Anthony Page
- Production companies
- Bulldog Productions (II)
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Richard BurtonFather Goddard
Dominic GuardBenjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield
David BradleyArthur Dyson
Billy ConnollyBlakey
Andrew KeirHeadmaster
Willoughby GrayBrigadier Walsh
Brook WilliamsFather Clarence
Robin SoansFather Henryson
Sharon DuceLouella
Brian Gloverthe first policeman
Hilary MasonMiss Froggatt
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