Absolution

“One man, two boys... one deadly game.”

6.5

1978

1h 35m

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.

Key Crew

Director

Anthony Page

Producers

Elliott Kastner

Danny O'Donovan

Writers

Anthony Shaffer

Cinematography

John Coquillon

Music

Stanley Myers

Cast (34)

Richard Burton

Father Goddard

Dominic Guard

Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield

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