The Offence (1973)
- Directed by
- Sidney Lumet
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 175 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A veteran police detective interrogates a suspected child molester and suffers a psychological breakdown, killing the suspect. The plot focuses on the detective's fractured mental state and the aftermath of the interrogation.
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What happens
The Offence is a 1973 British neo-noir crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet starring Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant, and Ian Bannen. Connery plays a veteran police detective who suffers a psychological breakdown and kills a suspect during an interrogation. The screenplay was written by John Hopkins, who adapted his 1968 stage play This Story of Yours. Released by United Artists on January 11, 1973, the film received positive reviews from critics, who praised Connery and Bannen's performances. Bannen was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role. The Offence was the third of five collaborations between Lumet and Connery, and one of five films Lumet produced in the United Kingdom during the 1960s and '70s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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