Absolution
6.5
“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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Cast
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Richard Burton
Father Goddard
Known for
Where Eagles Dare
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Dominic Guard
Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield
Known for
Picnic at Hanging Rock
The Lord of the Rings
David Bradley
Arthur Dyson
Known for
Kes
Hummingbird
Billy Connolly
Blakey
Known for
Brave
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Andrew Keir
Headmaster
Known for
Quatermass and the Pit
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Willoughby Gray
Brigadier Walsh
Known for
The Princess Bride
A View to a Kill
Preston Lockwood
Father Hibbert
Known for
Jeeves and Wooster
Ransom
James Ottaway
Father Matthews
Also in
Quatermass
Big Deal
Brook Williams
Father Clarence
Known for
The Plague of the Zombies
Where Eagles Dare
Robin Soans
Father Henryson
Known for
Victoria
The Princess Switch
Trevor Martin
Mr. Gladstone
Also in
Babel
Ain't Misbehavin'
Sharon Duce
Louella
Known for
Rogue Trader
The Tamarind Seed
Anthony Page Director · Anthony Shaffer Writer Stanley Myers Composer
United States release July 1, 1978 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, Kongo, Latin
Production
Bulldog Productions (II)
Production
Bulldog
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Kongo · Latin
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 5, 1978
Theatrical
United States · July 1, 1978
Theatrical
France
May 6, 2009 · Physical · DVD
December 13, 2020 · Digital · Prime Video
October 21, 2021 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
December 13, 2020 · Digital · Prime Video
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