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Absolution

19781h 35m6.5/ 10 · TMDB · 51 votes
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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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Directed by Anthony Page

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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

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Film details

Released5 Jun 1978
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
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