Absolution Movie Review 1981

Two English boys trapped in a Catholic boarding school conspire to drive a tyrannical priest over the edge of sanity. As a result, bad things (including murder) occur. Burton is interesting in sadistic character study. Not released in the U.S. until 1988 following Burton's death, maybe due to something written in the will.

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Available on VHS
Running time 105 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Nuns & Priests, School Daze, Religion, Catholic School

Screenplay

Anthony Shaffer

Cast

Richard Burton, Dominic Guard, Dai Bradley, Andrew Keir, Billy Connolly, Willoughby Gray, Preston Lockwood, James Ottaway, Brook Williams, Jon Plowman, Robin Soans, Trevor Martin

Cinematography

John Coquillon

Director

Anthony Page

Music

Stanley Myers

Producer

Enterprise Pictures Ltd., Danny O'Donovan, Elliot Kastner