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One man, two boys... one deadly game.
6.5 / 10 IMDb June 5, 1978 1h 35m
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
Runtime
1h 35m
Release Date
June 5, 1978
Genre
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Status
Released
Languages
English, Latin, Kongo
Country
United Kingdom
Writers
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
Willoughby Gray
as Brigadier Walsh
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Preston Lockwood
as Father Hibbert
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James Ottaway
as Father Matthews
Brook Williams
as Father Clarence
Robin Soans
as Father Henryson
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Trevor Martin
as Mr. Gladstone
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Sharon Duce
as Louella
Brian Glover
as the first policeman
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Dan Meaden
as the second policeman
Hilary Mason
as Miss Froggatt
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Hilda Fenemore
as Mrs. Hoskins
Robert Addie
as Cawley
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Philip Leake
as Gregory
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Jon Plowman
as Father Piers
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Michael Crompton
as O'Dowd
Production Companies
Bulldog Productions (II)
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