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Absolution

United Kingdom

R
1978-06-05
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Drama,
Thriller,
Mystery
▪ 1h-35m

64^%

User
Score

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

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.

Elliott KastnerProducer
Anthony PageDirector
Anthony ShafferWriter
Danny O'DonovanProducer
Stanley MyersOriginal Music Composer
John Victor-SmithEditor

Top Billed Cast

Richard Burton

Father Goddard

Dominic Guard

Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield

David Bradley

Arthur Dyson

Billy Connolly

Blakey

Andrew Keir

Headmaster

Willoughby Gray

Brigadier Walsh

Preston Lockwood

Father Hibbert

James Ottaway

Father Matthews

Brook Williams

Father Clarence

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A review by talisencrw

8.0

Written by talisencrw on 2021-06-23

I saw this in horrific conditions from the moderately intriguing and extremely entertaining 'Drive-In Movie Classics' pack of 50 films on 12 double-sided DVDs. Ten minutes were cut from the film and it was pan-and-scan--specifically spliced to get it to fit into a two-hour TV-spot with commercials. Still, it was an exc...

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