Absolution
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Absolution

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

Drama Thriller Mystery
★ 6.5/10 TMDB 1978-06-05 95 min

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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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
Robin Soans
Robin Soans
Father Henryson
Trevor Martin
Mr. Gladstone
Sharon Duce
Sharon Duce
Louella
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