Absolution (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 repressed Goddard finds his faith challenged and his life spiralling dangerously out of control.
- Released
- 1978-06-05
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Anthony Page
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 51 votes
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
- Willoughby Gray as Brigadier Walsh
- Preston Lockwood as Father Hibbert
- James Ottaway as Father Matthews
- Brook Williams as Father Clarence
- Robin Soans as Father Henryson
- Trevor Martin as Mr. Gladstone
- Sharon Duce as Louella