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Absolution (1978)

Jun 5, 1978 · 1h 35m

6.5/10 TMDB user score
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One man, two boys... one deadly game.

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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Top cast

  • Richard Burton Richard Burton Father Goddard
  • Dominic Guard Dominic Guard Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield
  • David Bradley David Bradley Arthur Dyson
  • Billy Connolly Billy Connolly Blakey
  • Andrew Keir Andrew Keir Headmaster
  • Willoughby Gray Willoughby Gray Brigadier Walsh
  • Preston Lockwood Father Hibbert
  • James Ottaway Father Matthews
  • Brook Williams Brook Williams Father Clarence
  • Robin Soans Robin Soans Father Henryson
  • Trevor Martin Mr. Gladstone
  • Sharon Duce Sharon Duce Louella
  • Brian Glover Brian Glover the first policeman
  • Dan Meaden the second policeman
  • Hilary Mason Hilary Mason Miss Froggatt
  • Hilda Fenemore Mrs. Hoskins

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