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Absolution

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6.5/10 • 40

1978-06-051h 35m

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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.

Directors
Anthony Page
Writters
Anthony Shaffer
Editors
John Victor-Smith

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  1. Richard Burton

    Richard Burton

    Father Goddard

  2. Dominic Guard

    Dominic Guard

    Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield

  3. David Bradley

    David Bradley

    Arthur Dyson

  4. Billy Connolly

    Billy Connolly

    Blakey

  5. Andrew Keir

    Andrew Keir

    Headmaster

  6. Willoughby Gray

    Willoughby Gray

    Brigadier Walsh

  7. Preston Lockwood

    Preston Lockwood

    Father Hibbert

  8. James Ottaway

    James Ottaway

    Father Matthews

  9. Brook Williams

    Brook Williams

    Father Clarence

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talisencrw

Mar 4, 2016

8/10

I saw this in horrific conditions from the moderately intriguing and extremely entertaining 'Drive-In Movie Classics' pack of 50 films on 12 double-sided DVDs. Ten minutes were cut from the film and it was pan-and-scan--specifically spliced to get it to fit into a two-hour TV-spot with commercials. Still, it was an exceptional work, and I'm extremely curious for two reasons--why it was shelved for 10 years from U.S. release (until Burton was dead for four years), and why it seems to have fallen to public domain. It has a strong script, very good direction, Burton's performance is masterful (in fact, one of the best I have seen from him) and the supporting cast of both unknown youths and Billy Connolly is downright impressive. The film deserves a much better fate...Absolution itself, methinks. ;)

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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