The Offence
1973 · ★ 6.8 · Dir. Sidney Lumet
After 20 years, what detective-sergeant Johnson has seen and done is destroying him.
A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
- Released
- 1973-01-11
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rated
- R
- Language
- EN
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Sean Connery
Detective Sergeant Johnson
Trevor Howard
Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
Vivien Merchant
Maureen Johnson
Ian Bannen
Kenneth Baxter
Peter Bowles
Detective Inspector Cameron
Derek Newark
Frank Jessard
Ronald Radd
Lawson
John Hallam
Panton
Richard Moore
Garret
Anthony Sagar
Hill
Maxine Gordon
Janie
Hilda Fenemore
Woman on Common
Keywords
London, englandSchoolNeo-noirCult filmInterrogationMissing childPolice brutalityMental breakdownPolicemanChild molester
