“After 20 years, what detective-sergeant Johnson has seen and done is destroying him.”
The Offence
6.8
174 votes·1973
·1h 53m
·MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Overview
A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
Keywords
london, englandpolice brutalitymental breakdownschoolinterrogationchild molesterpolicemanmissing childneo-noir
Cast
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
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