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    House of Mortal Sin (1976)

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    A pregnant teenager confesses her sins to the local Roman Catholic priest, Father Xavier Meldrum (Anthony Sharp) and then commits suicide.

    Meanwhile, Meldrum’s colleague Father Bernard Cutler (Norman Eshley) is in need of a place to stay and bumps into old friend Jenny Welch (Susan Penhaligon) whose sister, Vanessa (Stephanie Beacham) is his old flame, from his days before he joined the church. Father Bernard moves in with them.

    Jennny’s ‘showbiz’ boyfriend has left her and she’s in a state. Looking to Father Bernard for comfort, she accidentally goes to confession with Father Meldrum. But he’s not like your average priest.

    He records her confession and uses the tape to take control of her.

    Father Meldrum doesn’t like other men being near Jenny, bumping off one suitor with a coffee pot and another with an incense burner.

    Jenny knows Meldrum is killing off others in her life but as a respected priest, he isn’t an easy man to implicate.

    Will he be stopped before he kills off everyone in Jenny’s life? And what’s the story behind the priest’s one-eyed housekeeper, Miss Brabazon (Sheila Keith) and his silent mother?

    All is eventually revealed before a strange and largely unexpected finale.

    Released in the US as The Confessional.

    Father Xavier Meldrum
    Anthony Sharp
    Jenny Welch
    Susan Penhaligon
    Vanessa Welch
    Stephanie Beacham
    Father Bernard Cutler
    Norman Eshley
    Miss Brabazon
    Sheila Keith
    Mrs Meldrum
    Hilda Barry
    Terry Wyatt
    Stewart Bevan
    Mrs Davey
    Julia McCarthy
    Robert
    John Yule
    Mr Davey
    Bill Kerr
    Dr Gaudio
    Victor Winding
    GP
    Jack Allen
    Valerie Davey
    Kim Butcher
    Gravedigger
    Ivor Salter

    Director
    Pete Walker

    Video

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