The Offence (1973)
- Starring:
- Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, (more)
- Director(s):
- Sidney Lumet
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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In The Offence, Sean Connery plays Johnson, a normally unflappable British police inspector who is emotionally shaken by a case of child molestation. For reasons he cannot explain, he is driven to kill the suspect while interrogating him and is suspended from the force. The incident leads to a nervous breakdown -- and the implication that Johnson had beaten the molester to death to purge himself of his own hidden pederastic tendencies. Based on John Hopkins' stage play This Story of Yours, The Offence made little headway at the box office, but United Artists was compelled to release the film to assure Connery's participation in UA's next James Bond movie. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Complete Cast:
- Sean Connery - Johnson
- Vivien Merchant - Maureen
- Derek Newark - Jessard
- Hilda Fenemore - Woman on Common
- John Hallam - Panton
- Anthony Sagar - Hill
- Rhoda Lewis - Woman at School
- Trevor Howard - Cartwright
- Ian Bannen - Baxter
- Peter Bowles - Cameron
- Howard Goorney - Lambeth
- Ronald Radd - Lawson
- Richard Moore - Garrett
- Director(s):
- Sidney Lumet
- Writer(s):
- John Hopkins
- Producer(s):
- Denis O'Dell
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Profanity, Not For Children, Violence, Adult Language)
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