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Cast

Richard Burton
as Father Goddard, Ojciec Goddard

Dominic Guard
as Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield

Dai Bradley
as Arthur Dyson

Billy Connolly
as Blakey

Andrew Keir
as Headmaster

Willoughby Gray
as Brig. Gen. Walsh

Preston Lockwood
as Fr. Hibbert, Ojciec Hibbert

Brook Williams
as Ojciec Clarence, Fr. Clarence

James Ottaway
as Fr. Matthews, Ojciec Matthews

John Plowman
as Fr. Piers, Ojciec Piers

Robin Soans
as Fr. Henryson, Ojciec Henryson

Sharon Duce
as Louella

Trevor Martin
as Gladstone

Brian Glover
as First policeman

Brian Glober
as Policeman

Dan Meaden
as Policeman

Robert Addie
as Cawley

Hilda Fenemore
as Mrs. Hoskins

Hilary Mason
as Mrs. Froggatt

Jon Plowman
as Father Piers

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Critic Reviews for Absolution

Audience Reviews for Absolution

• Apr 30, 2012

  This unusual drama is from 1979 but it waited nine years to be released, in 1988, long after the main character's (Richard Burton) death... some critics say with a reason... not a favourite one of most of them! Directed by Anthony Page and written by playwright Anthony Shaffer the film stars Richard Burton and the story builds up around two Catholic boarding school students (Dominic Guard and Dai Bradley) who decide to start a carefully calculated campaign to drive their hated headmaster (Richard Burton) insane. They start these confessions of most bizarre sins and enjoy recite them in the Confessional to the priest. But their little little game gets wildly out of hand, when a man, Blakey (Billy Connolly), was murdered by one of the boys... and priest's life is spiraling out of control. I am a fan of Richard Burton, and I admit that I never heard of this movie before! It was a surprise for me, but not actually a negative one. Richard Burton's style is maybe a little bit too intense and powerful in this case for a screenplay originally written for a stage play but it was a much better choice than Christopher Lee who was considered for the lead before Burton agreed to it. Nothing special, but still watchable.
  Panta O Super Reviewer
• Mar 14, 2008

  billy connolly saved this quite a bit. he added a bit of humour and general common sense. the rest of the film goes on an anti-religious angle from the outset in a very childish manner... followed by trying to portray a schoolboy as the devil. it's all very melodramatic and overdone. there is a bit of a plot, but once connolly gets whacked it's best to drift off to sleep.. the best has passed!
  Sanity Assassin ! Super Reviewer

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