
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.
Cast

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
Trevor Martin
Mr. Gladstone

Sharon Duce
Louella

Brian Glover
the first policeman
Dan Meaden
the second policeman

Hilary Mason
Miss Froggatt
Hilda Fenemore
Mrs. Hoskins

Robert Addie
Cawley
Philip Leake
Gregory
Jon Plowman
Father Piers
Michael Crompton
O'Dowd
Andrew Boxer
a boy
Richard Willis
a boy
Michael Parkhouse
a boy
Richard Kates
a boy
Martyn Hesford
a boy
Clive Gehle
a boy
Charles Rigby
a boy
Michael Bell
a boy
Martin Stringer
a boy
Francis Fry
a boy

Julian Firth
a boy
Tim Short
a boy
Michael Munn
a priest
Kevin Hart
Peterson
Crew

Anthony Page
Director

Anthony Shaffer
Writer
John Victor-Smith
Editor
John Coquillon
Director of Photography
Ariel Levy
First Assistant Director
George Pappas
Executive Producer
Alan Cluer
Executive Producer

Elliott Kastner
Producer
Danny O'Donovan
Producer
Denis Holt
Associate Producer
Natasha Kroll
Production Design
Celestia Fox
Casting
Anne Gainsford
Costume Design
Betty Glasow
Hairstylist
Ron Berkeley
Makeup Artist
Freddie Williamson
Makeup Artist

Stanley Myers
Original Music Composer
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