The Offence (1973) ( Something Like the Truth )

The Offence (1973) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: Something Like the Truth
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby TrueHD )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
112 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1973 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Sidney Lumet

Written By:
Sidney Lumet
John Hopkins

Actors:
Sean Connery ..... Detective Sergeant Johnson
Trevor Howard ..... Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
Vivien Merchant ..... Maureen Johnson
Ian Bannen ..... Kenneth Baxter
Peter Bowles ..... Detective Inspector Cameron
Derek Newark ..... Frank Jessard
Ronald Radd ..... Lawson
John Hallam ..... Panton
Richard Moore ..... Garrett
Anthony Sagar ..... Hill
Maxine Gordon ..... Janie Edmonds, the Raped Girl
Hilda Fenemore ..... Woman on Common
Rhoda Lewis ..... Woman at School
Cynthia Lund ..... Child at School
Howard Goorney ..... Lambert

Synopsis:

In Sidney Lumet's harrowing portrayal of police brutality, Detective Sergeant Johnson (Sean Connery) has been with the British Police Force for 20 years. In that time, the countless murders, rapes and other serious crimes he has had to investigate has left a terrible mark on him. His anger and aggression that had been suppressed for years finally surfaces when interviewing a suspect, Baxter (Ian Bannen), whom Johnson is convinced is the man that has been carrying out a series of brutal attacks on young girls. Throughout the interview Johnson brutally beats Baxter and during this ordeal he inadvertently reveals that the state of his own mind is probably no better than that of the offenders who committed the crimes that disgusted Johnson originally.

Detective Sergeant Johnson has been on the Force for twenty years. He has seen too much dying, too much lying and too much maiming. When confronted with a suspect in a child-molesting case, he can no longer contain his fury.

A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.

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