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The Offence

After 20 years, what detective-sergeant Johnson has seen and done is destroying him.

Film19731h 53mReleased

DramaThrillerCrime
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Director
Sidney Lumet
Language
English
Released
1973-01-11
Runtime
1h 53m

Community score

6.8175 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.5

The story

A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.

Cast

  • Sean Connery
    Sean ConneryDetective Sergeant Johnson
  • Trevor Howard
    Trevor HowardLieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
  • Vivien Merchant
    Vivien MerchantMaureen Johnson
  • Ian Bannen
    Ian BannenKenneth Baxter
  • Peter Bowles
    Peter BowlesDetective Inspector Cameron
  • Derek Newark
    Derek NewarkFrank Jessard
  • Ronald Radd
    Ronald RaddLawson
  • John Hallam
    John HallamPanton
  • Anthony Sagar — artwork unavailable
    Anthony SagarHill
  • Maxine Gordon — artwork unavailable
    Maxine GordonJanie