Absolution
“One man, two boys... one deadly game.”
- 1978
- 1h 35m
- R
★ 6.5 TMDB Rating · 51 votes
At a Catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges confesses to murder, the dogmatic but deeply repressed Goddard finds his faith challenged and his life spiralling dangerously out of control.
- Director
- Anthony Page
- Release date
- Jun 5, 1978
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United Kingdom
Cast of Absolution
Richard Burton
Father Goddard
Dominic Guard
Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield
David Bradley
Arthur Dyson
Billy Connolly
Blakey
Andrew Keir
Headmaster
Willoughby Gray
Brigadier Walsh
Preston Lockwood
Father Hibbert
James Ottaway
Father Matthews
Brook Williams
Father Clarence
Robin Soans
Father Henryson
Trevor Martin
Mr. Gladstone
Sharon Duce
Louella
Where to Stream Absolution by Country
- United States
- Streaming on fuboTV, Philo, MGM PlusRent or buy on Amazon Video
- United Kingdom
- Streaming on Tubi, Plex, Pluto TVRent or buy on Amazon Video
- India
- Streaming on Tubi, Plex
- Canada
- Streaming on Tubi, Plex, Hoopla
- Australia
- Streaming on Tubi, Plex
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Absolution release dates by country
Absolution was released in cinemas on Jun 5, 1978 (United Kingdom).
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Age rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Jun 5, 1978 | — | — |
| United States | Jul 1, 1978 | — | R |
| Germany | — | Dec 13, 2020 | 16 |
| France | — | Dec 13, 2020 | 16 |
Digital = first release online to rent, buy or stream. Dates as reported to TMDB.
