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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_OffenceThe Offence - Wikipedia

    The Offence is a 1973 British crime neo noir drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery, Ian Bannen, Trevor Howard and Vivien Merchant. [2] The screenplay was by John Hopkins based on his 1968 stage play This Story of Yours. [1] A police officer suffers a breakdown and kills a suspect.

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  3. www.bfi.org.uk › features › sidney-lumet-seanThe Offence at 50: brutalism, Bracknell and Sidney Lumet’s ...

    Jan 11, 2023 · The Offence is adapted from John Hopkins’ unforgiving play and follows a run-down police detective called Johnson (Sean Connery). In a suburban British town, a man is preying on young school girls. The area is on high alert and the police are on the hunt. But after the man’s latest victim is discovered, the police are drawing blanks.

  4. screenrant.com › db › movieThe Offence Summary, Trailer, Cast, and More - Screen Rant

    The Offence explores the psychological unraveling of Detective Sergeant Johnson, played by Sean Connery, after a harrowing confrontation with a suspected child molester. Directed by Sidney Lumet, the film delves into the dark recesses of the human mind, portraying the inner turmoil faced by a law enforcement officer engulfed by the brutality of his profession.

  5. screenanarchy.com › 2015 › 05Learning From The Masters Of Cinema: Sidney Lumet's THE OFFENCE

    May 4, 2015 · The Offence boasts one of Sean Connery's very best performances, rivalling even his epic turn as medieval sleuth William of Baskerville in Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Name of the Rose, and eclipses ...

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  6. www.wikiwand.com › en › The_OffenceThe Offence - Wikiwand

    The Offence is a 1973 British crime neo noir drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery, Ian Bannen, Trevor Howard and Vivien Merchant. The screenplay was by John Hopkins based on his 1968 stage play This Story of Yours.

  7. escapetotheseventies.com › 70s-films › the-offenceThe Offence | 70s Films

    One of which was The Offence, so with free licence to play Johnson, and his choice of Lumet in the directing chair, Connery got the film made. Set with a bleak concrete back drop of a “New Town” (cheaply built monstrosities the government knocked up to ease the housing issues), The Offence is a fascinating blend of police procedural and ...

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    May 31, 2024 · Sean Connery's role in The Offence showcased his range beyond James Bond, playing a dark and intense character. The film is a complex neo-noir thriller focusing on themes of revenge and justice ...