---
title: 'The Offence (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sidney Lumet'
released: '1973-01-11'
runtime_minutes: 112
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-offence-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070468/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Offence (1973)

1973 · R · 112 min · Drama, Crime · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

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. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sidney Lumet](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-lumet)
- **Screenplay:** [John Hopkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hopkins-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Harrison Birtwistle](https://cinepixo.com/people/harrison-birtwistle)
- **Producer:** [Denis O'Dell](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-o-dell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gerry Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-fisher)
- **Editor:** [John Victor Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-victor-smith)

## Cast

- [Vivien Merchant](https://cinepixo.com/people/vivien-merchant)
- [Sean Connery](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-connery)
- [Trevor Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-howard)
- [Howard Goorney](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-goorney)
- [Ronald Radd](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-radd)
- [Derek Newark](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-newark)
- [Peter Bowles](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-bowles)
- [Ian Bannen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-bannen)
- [John Hallam](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hallam)

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