Absolution
At a Catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his students with a tight hand. When one of his adolescent fees admits to murder, the dogmatic yet deeply repressed Goddard locates his belief tested and also his life spiralling precariously uncontrollable. Additionally starring Billy Connolly (in his initial feature-film duty), Dominic Guard, Kes star Dai Bradley, as well as the unique Brian Glover, and also created by the terrific Anthony Shaffer, Absolution is just one of British cinema's most underrated refrigerators, not least for an imposing main efficiency by Burton.
Released: 1978-06-05