Absolution (1978)
Drama, Thriller, Mystery • PT1H35M
Overview
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
Top Cast
- Richard Burton as Father Goddard
- Dominic Guard as Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield
- David Bradley as Arthur Dyson
- Billy Connolly as Blakey
- Andrew Keir as Headmaster
