One man, two boys... one deadly game.
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.
Directed byAnthony Page
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- June 5, 1978
Featuring
Cast & crew
Richard Burton
Father Goddard
Dominic Guard
Benjamin 'Benjie' Stanfield
David Bradley
Arthur Dyson
Billy Connolly
Blakey
Andrew Keir
Headmaster
Willoughby Gray
Brigadier Walsh
Preston Lockwood
Father Hibbert
James Ottaway
Father Matthews
Brook Williams
Father Clarence
Robin Soans
Father Henryson
- Directed by
- Anthony Page
- Written by
- Anthony Shaffer
- Produced by
- Elliott Kastner
Danny O'Donovan
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