The Offence (1972)
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Police Drama |
Release Date - May 11, 1973 (USA - Unknown), May 11, 1973 (USA) |
Run Time - 110 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
In The Offence, Sean Connery plays Johnson, a normally unflappable British police inspector who is emotionally shaken by a case of child molestation. For reasons he cannot explain, he is driven to kill the suspect while interrogating him and is suspended from the force. The incident leads to a nervous breakdown -- and the implication that Johnson had beaten the molester to death to purge himself of his own hidden pederastic tendencies. Based on John Hopkins' stage play This Story of Yours, The Offence made little headway at the box office, but United Artists was compelled to release the film to assure Connery's participation in UA's next James Bond movie.
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child-molestation, mental-breakdown, murder, police-inspector