Absolution
(1978)
Country: UK
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Synopsis
At a Catholic public school, teacher's pet Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield (Dominic Guard) plays a practical joke on his form master Father Goddard, by telling him during confession that he has murdered a man and left his body in the forest. When Goddard discovers that Benjie has lied, he is outraged, but knows that he cannot expel Benjie because of the Seal of the Confessional, which forbids a priest to publicly disclose anything they are told by penitents during the confession. When, in a later confession, Benjie claims that he has now actually done what he had earlier 'confessed' simply as a practical joke, Father Goddard discovers that this time someone really has been murdered. When Benjie then confesses his desire to murder his despised crippled classmate Arthur (David 'Dai' Bradley, of "Kes" fame), Father Goddard's life spirals out of control...
Notes
- Adapted by English playwright Anthony Shaffer (1926-2001) from an unperformed stageplay he had written called "Play With a Gypsy"
- This movie was Scottish comedian Billy Connolly's film debut.
- There was a disagreement between screenwriter Anthony Shaffer and director Anthony Page as to how the film should build up to the final act, resulting in two versions of this film, the original Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut (both of which are included on the Indicator blu-ray release).
Cast
- Richard Burton
(Father Goddard) - Dominic Guard [ALUMNUS]
(Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield) - David Bradley [ALUMNUS]
(Arthur Dyson) - Billy Connolly
(Blakey)
BoyActors Reviews
1 member reviews/ratings for this Movie
Average and Weighted Ratings are only available once a Movie has received at least 5 ratings
Most recent review listed first
Page Last Modified: 21st July 2019
Page Added: 18th July 2019
Page Views: 3049
This site is non-commercial and is not an official or representative web presence for any of the actors or movies listed. All images and text are the property of their respective owners. Do not link directly to any of the images on this site - please upload them to your own webspace, on the understanding that yours is also a non-commercial site.
While every effort will be made to ensure that no offensive or illegal material is posted on the forums or linked to from the links database, BoyActors administrators accept no responsibility for any content posted or linked to by its members.
PHORM PROHIBITED
The contents of this site, and communications between this site and its users, are protected by database right, copyright, confidentiality and the right not to be intercepted conferred by section 1(3) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. The use of those contents and communications by Internet Service Providers or others to profile or classify users of this site for advertising or other purposes is strictly forbidden.
Design and Layout © 2002 - 2007: Bijou. 2007 - 2024: Quantum