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Father Goddard (Richard Burton) hears confessions at a catholic school. In confession, student Benjamin Stanfield tells Goddard that he has accidentally murdered his friend (Billy Connolly) and buried him in the forest. Goddard investigates the matter and finds a buried scarecrow. Shortly after, Stanfield once again enters the .. Read more

Starring	Richard Burton, Dominic Guard, David Bradley, Billy Connolly
Director	Anthony Page
Genres	Thriller

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- A hoary old Gothic thriller from the pen of Anthony Shaffer which should surprise nobody familiar with the plot twists... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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  Burton in a compelling role.
  
  This film is one of the stranger films that Richard Burton featured in. Brooding and creepy, this film starts slowly, but builds up to a shattering conclusion... read more »
  
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  The 'boys' in the film were - and looked - much too old to be schoolboys. Richard Burton hammed it up as the priest, especially at the end. I expected ... read more »
  
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  A little slow to start, this film turned out to be a rather chilling story. The priest played by Richard Burton, was sombre and certainly lacked empathy with ... read more »
  
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  Don't miss this gem
  
  If you take a film that Richard Burton chose to do at the height of his career; that launched Billy Connolly as an actor; David Bradley followed on from “... read more »
  
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  Absolute rubbish
  
  An hour in and not sure if I can see it through to the end. Very low rating film for such a star as Richard Burton
  
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  Burton in a compelling role.
  
  This film is one of the stranger films that Richard Burton featured in. Brooding and creepy, this film starts slowly, but builds up to a shattering conclusion... read more »
  
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  Burton in a compelling role.
  
  This film is one of the stranger films that Richard Burton featured in. Brooding and creepy, this film starts slowly, but builds up to a shattering conclusion... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Luton
  - 15 May 2007 at 22:33
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  Don't miss this gem
  
  If you take a film that Richard Burton chose to do at the height of his career; that launched Billy Connolly as an actor; David Bradley followed on from “... read more »
  
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  Absolute rubbish
  
  An hour in and not sure if I can see it through to the end. Very low rating film for such a star as Richard Burton
  
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  A little slow to start, this film turned out to be a rather chilling story. The priest played by Richard Burton, was sombre and certainly lacked empathy with ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - Purdy
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  - Bury St. Edmunds
  - 28 Jul 2008 at 13:55
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  Absolution
  
  The 'boys' in the film were - and looked - much too old to be schoolboys. Richard Burton hammed it up as the priest, especially at the end. I expected ... read more »
  
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- A hoary old Gothic thriller from the pen of Anthony Shaffer which should surprise nobody familiar with the plot twists... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20

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  Father Goddard (Richard Burton) hears confessions at a catholic school. In confession, student Benjamin Stanfield tells Goddard that he has accidentally murdered his friend (Billy Connolly) and buried him in the forest. Goddard investigates the matter and finds a buried scarecrow.
  
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