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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.
Theatrical
Jul 1, 1978
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 10, 2002
Director
Anthony Page
Producers
Elliott Kastner, Danny O'Donovan, Denis Holt
Music
Stanley Myers
Studio
Bulldog, Enterprise Pictures, Trans World Entertainment
Cast
Full credits →R
Richard Burton
Father Goddard
D
Dominic Guard
Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield
D
David Bradley
Arthur Dyson
B
Billy Connolly
Blakey
A
Andrew Keir
Headmaster
W
Willoughby Gray
Brigadier Walsh
P
Preston Lockwood
Father Hibbert
J
James Ottaway
Father Matthews
B
Brook Williams
Father Clarence
R
Robin Soans
Father Henryson
T
Trevor Martin
Mr. Gladstone
S
Sharon Duce
Louella
B
Brian Glover
the first policeman
D
Dan Meaden
the second policeman
H
Hilary Mason
Miss Froggatt
H
Hilda Fenemore
Mrs. Hoskins
R
Robert Addie
Cawley
J
Jon Plowman
Father Piers
M
Michael Crompton
O'Dowd
A
Andrew Boxer
a boy
