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Absolution(1978)
Status: Released
Date: 1978-06-05
65%
45 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
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.
Languages: English, Latin, Kongo.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
Bulldog
Enterprise Pictures
Trans World Entertainment
Movie: Absolution
Top 10 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
Brook Williams
Father Clarence
Robin Soans
Father Henryson
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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.
Release Date
1978-06-05
Average
6.478
Rating:
3.2 startsTagline
One man, two boys... one deadly game.
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