Absolution

Richard Burton turns in a powerful performance as a priest who teaches at a boy's school and finds one of his favorite students is playing a nasty practical joke on him. But when he sets out to investigate the prank and stumbles upon a pupil's body, his life spirals out of control. Premiering in the U.K. in '78, but not in the U.S. until a decade later, this gripping drama co-stars Dominic Guard, Billy Connolly, David Bradley. 95 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.