The Offence

The Offence

The Offence is a 1972 drama film, based upon the acclaimed 1968 stage play This Story of Yours by John Hopkins, directed by Sidney Lumet under the working title Something Like the Truth. It stars Sean Connery as police detective Johnson, who kills Kenneth Baxter , a suspected child molester, while interrogating him. The film explores Johnson's varied, often aggressive attempts at rationalizing what he did, including using the effect gruesome sights have had on him in his job as a police officer. It is not until the end of the film that Baxter's death is seen in a prolonged flashback,...
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quick facts
Release date:1972
Directed by:Sidney Lumet
Rated:R (USA)
Runtime:112 Minutes
Music by:Harrison Birtwistle
Cinematography:Gerry Fisher
Screenplay by:John Hopkins
Estimated budget:$1,000,000

Cast of The Offence

Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard
Born:Sept. 29, 1913
Died:Jan. 7, 1988
Sean Connery
Sean Connery
Detective Sergeant Johnson
Born:August 25, 1930
Age:81
Ian Bannen
Ian Bannen
Born:June 29, 1928
Died:Nov. 3, 1999
Peter Bowles
Peter Bowles
Born:October 16, 1936
Age:75
Vivien Merchant
Vivien Merchant
Born:July 22, 1929
Died:Oct. 3, 1982
John Hallam
John Hallam
Born:Oct. 28, 1941
Died:Nov. 14, 2006

Honors and Awards

YearAward Nomination
1973 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Ian Bannen
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Film director of The Offence

Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet
Born: June 25, 1924
Died: April 9, 2011

Sidney Lumet was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for 12 Angry Men , Dog Day Afternoon , Network and The Verdict . He did not win an individual Academy Award, but he did receive an Academy...
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Music contributors for The Offence

Harrison Birtwistle
Harrison Birtwistle

Sir Harrison Paul Birtwistle CH is a British contemporary composer. Birtwistle was born in Accrington, a mill town in Lancashire some 20 miles north...
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