The Offence
“After 20 years, what detective-sergeant Johnson has seen and done is destroying him.”
A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
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Cast
21 people
Sean Connery
Detective Sergeant Johnson
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Rock
Trevor Howard
Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
Known for
The Third Man
Gandhi
Vivien Merchant
Maureen Johnson
Known for
Frenzy
Alfie
Ian Bannen
Kenneth Baxter
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Waking Ned
Peter Bowles
Detective Inspector Cameron
Known for
Victoria
The Bank Job
Derek Newark
Frank Jessard
Known for
Masada
The Blue Max
Ronald Radd
Lawson
Known for
The Kremlin Letter
Operation: Daybreak
John Hallam
Panton
Known for
The 10th Kingdom
EastEnders
Anthony Sagar
Hill
Known for
Dad's Army
Carry On Screaming!
Maxine Gordon
Janie
Also in
Stigma
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Hilda Fenemore
Woman on Common
Known for
Full Circle
Absolution
Cynthia Lund
Child at School
Also in
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
The Field
Sidney Lumet Director · John Hopkins Writer Harrison Birtwistle Composer
Budget $900K · United States release May 11, 1973 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States
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Budget
$900,000
Production
Tantallon
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Something Like the Truth
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 11, 1973
Theatrical
United States · May 11, 1973
Theatrical
France
September 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Germany
March 30, 1973 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 9, 1973 · Theatrical
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