Absolution(1978)

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.

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Director: Anthony Page

Actors: Richard Burton, Dominic Guard, David Bradley, Billy Connolly, Andrew Keir, Willoughby Gray, Preston Lockwood, James Ottaway, Brook Williams, Jon Plowman

Release date: 1978-06-05

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Length: 1h 35m

Ratings:

• 6.5/10