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Writer:
Anthony Shaffer (writer)
Release Date:
December 1978 (UK) more
Tagline:
Boyhood innocence. Deadly secrets. Burning truths. more
Plot:
At a Catholic public school, Benjamin Stanfield is tired of being the teacher's pet and decides to play... more | add synopsis
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Some credibility problems, but still a compelling film. more (11 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Richard Burton | ... | Father Goddard |
 | Dominic Guard | ... | Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield |
| David Bradley | ... | Arthur Dyson (as Dai Bradley) |
 | Billy Connolly | ... | Blakey |
| Andrew Keir | ... | Headmaster |
 | Willoughby Gray | ... | Brigadier Walsh |
| Preston Lockwood | ... | Father Hibbert |
| James Ottaway | ... | Father Matthews |
| Brook Williams | ... | Father Clarence |
| Jon Plowman | ... | Father Piers |
| Robin Soans | ... | Father Henryson |
| Trevor Martin | ... | Mr. Gladstone |
| Sharon Duce | ... | Louella |
| Brian Glover | ... | First Policeman |
| Dan Meaden | ... | Second Policeman |
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Also Known As:
Murder by Confession
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Runtime:
95 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
West Germany:18 | Australia:PG | UK:15 (video rating) (1990) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R | UK:18 (DVD rating) (2005) | Iceland:16
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Christopher Lee was considered for the lead before Richard Burton agreed to it. more
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It's a gripping thriller, and Richard Burton is utterly convincing in the kind of role he was born to play (a rigid priest/teacher, but with traces of humanity underneath). But the constant flow of twists results in constant shifts in the characterizations, until the whole thing becomes too far-fetched for its own good. Nonetheless, it certainly didn't deserve its gross mistreatment by the American distributors, who released it ten years after it was made. (**1/2)