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Two boys try to drive a strict priest mad with their confessed sins at a boarding school in England.Two boys try to drive a strict priest mad with their confessed sins at a boarding school in England.Two boys try to drive a strict priest mad with their confessed sins at a boarding school in England.
David Bradley
- Arthur
- (as Dai Bradley)
- Director
- Writers
- Anthony Shaffer
- Richard O'Keefe(uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRichard Burton turned down an offer to play King Lear on stage in Canada in order to make this movie.
- GoofsIn the tennis match, a close shot of Benjie shows him serving whilst standing in the right service court (which would be illegal) but the long shot shows him serving from the baseline (legal). The score is 30-all, so he should be serving from the right side of the baseline, but is shown serving from the left side.
- Quotes
Benjie: What I told you before as a joke, I made happen. I killed him.
Father Goddard: I do not believe you!
Benjie: You must Father. What would be the point of playing the same joke twice?
Featured review
Some credibility problems, but still a compelling film.
It's a gripping thriller, and Richard Burton is utterly convincing in the kind of role he was born to play (a rigid priest/teacher, but with traces of humanity underneath). But the constant flow of twists results in constant shifts in the characterizations, until the whole thing becomes too far-fetched for its own good. Nonetheless, it certainly didn't deserve its gross mistreatment by the American distributors, who released it ten years after it was made. (**1/2)
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- gridoon
- Aug 22, 2002
Details
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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