Absolution (1978) is a thriller that stars Richard Burton as a priest who teaches at a boy's school and finds one of his favorite students is playing a nasty practical joke on him. He sets out to investigate the prank and stumbles upon a pupil's body, spiraling his life out of control.
Directed by Anthony Page and written by playwright Anthony Shaffer the film stars Richard Burton, Dominic Guard, David Bradley and Billy Connolly.
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Absolution (1978) is a thriller that stars Richard Burton as a priest who teaches at a boy's school and finds one of his favorite students is playing a nasty practical joke on him. He sets out to investigate the prank and stumbles upon a pupil's body, spiraling his life out of control.
Directed by Anthony Page and written by playwright Anthony Shaffer the film stars Richard Burton, Dominic Guard, David Bradley and Billy Connolly.
The film was shot on location at Ellesmere College, Ellesmere in Shropshire and in Pinewood Studios.
This was Billy Connolly's first film.
Christopher Lee was considered for the lead before Burton agreed to it. Although the film was produced in 1978 it was not released in America until a decade later.
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