Released:
1978-06-05

Overview:
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

Runtime:
1h 35min

Genre:
Drama, Thriller, Mystery

• Cast:
• 
  Richard Burton
  as
  Father Goddard
• 
  Dominic Guard
  as
  Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield
• 
  David Bradley
  as
  Arthur Dyson
• 
  Billy Connolly
  as
  Blakey
• 
  Andrew Keir
  as
  Headmaster