Absolution ★★ 1981 (R) 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. 105m/C VHS. GB Richard Burton, Dominic Guard, Dai Bradley, Andrew Keir, Billy Connolly, Willoughby Gray, Preston Lockwood, James Ottaway, Brook Williams, Jon Plowman, Robin Soans, Trevor Martin;
Director:
Anthony Page;
Writer:
Anthony Shaffer;
Writer:
John Coquillon;
Cameo:
Stanley Myers.
