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The Offence(Movie, 1973)

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| 1h 52min | Genres: Crime, Drama
The OffenceRating: 3.4/5 (with 5959 votes)
The Offence is a 1973 British crime neo noir drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, based upon the 1968 stage play This Story of Yours by John Hopkins. It stars Sean Connery as police detective Johnson, who kills suspected child molester Kenneth Baxter (Ian Bannen) while interrogating him. The film explores Johnson's varied, often aggressive attempts at rationalizing what he did, revealing his true motives for killing the suspect in a series of flashbacks. Trevor Howard and Vivien Merchant appear in major supporting roles. Bannen was nominated for a BAFTA award for his performance. ()
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About The Offence

A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.

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Additional Information

Made by: Tantallon
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 19 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 05/11/1973 (World premiere: 01/11/1973)
Director: Sidney Lumet
Producer: Denis O'Dell
Screenwriter: John Hopkins
Film Editor: John Victor Smith
Director of Photography: Gerry Fisher
Composer: Harrison Birtwistle
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"La ofensa"
"Something Like the Truth"
"A támadás"
"Het Vergrijp"
Budget: 900,000 USD

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