Absolution
1978 · Movie · R · 95 min · ★ 6.5 · 53% critics
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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Details
- Years
- 1978
- Release date
- 1978-06-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 53/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (45 votes)
Themes
- catholic school
- catholic priest
- boys' school
- confession booth
Cast & crew
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
- PL
Preston Lockwood
as Father Hibbert
- JO
James Ottaway
as Father Matthews
Brook Williams
as Father Clarence
Robin Soans
as Father Henryson
Directed by Anthony Page