Absolution

Absolution
Directed by	Anthony Page
Produced by	Elliott Kastner
Written by	Anthony Shaffer
Starring	Richard Burton Dominic Guard David (Dai) Bradley Billy Connolly
Music by	Stanley Myers
Cinematography	John Coquillon
Editing by	John Victor-Smith
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	1978
Running time	95 min
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Absolution (1978) is a 1978 British thriller film directed by Anthony Page and written by playwright Anthony Shaffer. The film stars Richard Burton as a priest who teaches at a boys' school and finds one of his favorite students is playing a nasty practical joke on him. He sets out to investigate the prank and stumbles upon a dead man's body, leading to his life spiraling out of control.

Cast

• Richard Burton as Father Goddard
• Dominic Guard as Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield
• David Bradley as Arthur Dyson
• Billy Connolly as Blakey
• Andrew Keir as Headmaster
• Willoughby Gray as Brigadier Walsh
• Preston Lockwood as Father Hibbert
• James Ottaway as Father Matthews
• Brook Williams as Father Clarence
• Jon Plowman as Father Piers
• Robin Soans as Father Henryson
• Trevor Martin as Mr. Gladstone
• Sharon Duce as Louella
• Brian Glover as First Policeman

Trivia

The film was shot on location at Ellesmere College, Ellesmere in Shropshire and in Pinewood Studios.

This was Billy Connolly's first film. It also paired Sharon Duce and Dominic Guard, who both later married after the making of the film.

Christopher Lee was considered for the lead before Burton agreed to it. Although the film was produced in 1978, it was not released in America until a decade later.

External links

Absolution (1978 film) at the Internet Movie Database

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