The Offence (1973)
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.
- Date of release
- 1973-01-11
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (182)
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
Casting
- 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
- Anthony Sagar — Hill
- Maxine Gordon — Janie
- Hilda Fenemore — Woman on Common
- Cynthia Lund — Child at School
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