Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
50 audience votes
Key crew
- Anthony PageDirector
- Anthony ShafferWriter
- Stanley MyersOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard BurtonFather Goddard
- Dominic GuardBenjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield
- David BradleyArthur Dyson
- Billy ConnollyBlakey
- Andrew KeirHeadmaster
- Willoughby GrayBrigadier Walsh
- Preston LockwoodFather Hibbert
- James OttawayFather Matthews
- Brook WilliamsFather Clarence
- Robin SoansFather Henryson
- Trevor MartinMr. Gladstone
- Sharon DuceLouella
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Themes
catholic schoolcatholic priestboys' schoolconfession booth