The read
Every source lands within 4 points of the others.
Synopsis
A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
Metacritic70/100
180 audience votes
Key crew
- Sidney LumetDirector
- John HopkinsWriter
- Harrison BirtwistleOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sean ConneryDetective Sergeant Johnson
- Trevor HowardLieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
- Vivien MerchantMaureen Johnson
- Ian BannenKenneth Baxter
- Peter BowlesDetective Inspector Cameron
- Derek NewarkFrank Jessard
- Ronald RaddLawson
- John HallamPanton
- Anthony SagarHill
- Maxine GordonJanie
- Hilda FenemoreWoman on Common
- Cynthia LundChild at School
Stills
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Themes
london, englandpolice brutalitymental breakdownschoolinterrogationchild molesterpolicemanmissing childneo-noir
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