The Offence (1973)

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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, Rovi

Starring:: Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, (more)

Director(s):: Sidney Lumet

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: R

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Synopsis of The Offence

Complete Cast of The Offence

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(Adult Language, Violence, Not For Children, Profanity)

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