The Offence
1973 · Movie · 1h 53m · R
CrimeDramaThriller
"After 20 years, what detective-sergeant Johnson has seen and done is destroying him."
Overview
A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
70/100
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
- Rhonda LewisWoman at School
Stills
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Themes
london, englandpolice brutalitymental breakdownschoolinterrogationchild molesterpolicemanmissing childneo-noir