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Absolution (1978)

Film · 1978 · 95 min · R · Drama · Thriller · Mystery

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.

Directed by Anthony Page

Starring Richard Burton, Dominic Guard, David Bradley, Billy Connolly, Andrew Keir, Willoughby Gray, Preston Lockwood, James Ottaway

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In cinemas1 July 1978
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First release anywhere5 June 1978

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