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The Offence
| The Offence | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sidney Lumet |
| Screenplay by | John Hopkins |
| Based on | This Story of Yours (1968 play) by John Hopkins |
| Produced by | Denis O'Dell |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
| Edited by | John Victor-Smith |
| Music by | Harrison Birtwistle |
Production company | Tantallon |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $900,000[1] |
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.[2] 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.[1]
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,[3] and one of five films Lumet produced in the United Kingdom during the 1960s and ‘70s.
- ^ a b Bray, Christopher (2010). Sean Connery: The Measure of a Man. London, England: Faber and Faber. pp. 174–180. ISBN 9780-571-23807-1.
- ^ "The Offence". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Harrison, Mark (4 October 2019). "Revisiting the film collaborations of Sean Connery and Sidney Lumet". Film Stories.
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