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The Offence (1972)
Director: Sidney Lumet
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Adaptation of a stage play (This Story of Yours) by John Hopkins (of Z Cars). Discreet as it is, the opening-out process (effected by Hopkins himself) has sabotaged the strange, claustrophobic duel in which a suspected child-molester (Bannen) and the cop obsessively convinced of his guilt (Connery) find themselves subtly changing places during the course of interrogation. Embedded in a 'realistic' police scene, dialogue and situations now have a ring of arty melodrama. Fascinating, nevertheless, with outstanding performances from Connery and (especially) Bannen.Author: TM
Cast & crew
Director: Sidney Lumet
Producer: Denis O'Dell
Cast: Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant, Ian Bannen, Derek Newark, Peter Bowles, John Hallam full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 113 mins
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