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The Offence
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
R
1973
1h 52m
Drama
,
Crime
,
and more
6.9
71%
72%
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A burnt-out British police detective finally snaps whilst interrogating a suspected child molester.
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Cast of The Offence
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
Rhonda Lewis
Woman at School
Cynthia Lund
Child at School
Howard Goorney
Lambert
Brian Grellis
Policeman
Michael Redfern
Policeman
Fred Wood
Billy
Gordon Keating
Barman
Roy Macready
Barman
Richard Moore
Garret
Timothy Craven
Ambulance Man
The Offence Ratings & Reviews
TIME Magazine
Richard Schickel
Lumet's direction strives to give to material that is neither edifying nor suspenseful a fake profundity, stretching it to unconscionable lengths.
CinePassion
Fernando F. Croce
This unrelentingly somber policier inaugurates a newfound force in Lumet's work.
TV Guide
A powerful and complex performance by Connery is somewhat weakened by Lumet's typically stiff and stagey direction.
Variety
Variety Staff
There's a powerful confrontation of authority and accused between police sergeant Sean Connery and suspected child molester Ian Bannen in Sidney Lumet's The Offence. A brilliant scene, however, does not in itself make for a brilliant overall feature.
Fantastica Daily
Chuck O'Leary
A fascinating and intense psychological thriller. This is one Connery fans should seek out.
New York Times
Vincent Canby
It's highly theatrical -- perhaps just a little too highly theatrical for the more or less realistic context -- but it's been staged by Lumet for maximum effect.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
The film was in some ways spoiled but not ruined by the pretentiously arty way it was directed by Sidney Lumet.
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