Absolution
At a Catholic young boys' school, severe disciplinarian Daddy Goddard subjugate his pupils with a strong hand. When one of his teen charges admits to murder, the dogmatic but deeply quelched Goddard discovers his belief challenged as well as his life spiralling precariously out of control. Likewise starring Billy Connolly (in his very first feature-film function), Dominic Guard, Kes star Dai Bradley, as well as the inimitable Brian Glover, and also created by the fantastic Anthony Shaffer, Absolution is among British cinema's most underrated refrigerators, not the very least for a towering main performance by Burton.
Released: 1978-06-05