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The Offence

1973 · 113 min

A grim, claustrophobic descent into a detective's fractured psyche, unfolding through tense interrogation and flashback.

Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Genres
Crime, Drama
Tagline
After 20 years, what detective-sergeant Johnson has seen and done is destroying him.
Overview
A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.

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Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Genres
Crime, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • violence
  • morality
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Written by
John Hopkins
Starring
Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant, Ian Bannen, Peter Bowles, Derek Newark, Ronald Radd, John Hallam
Music
Harrison Birtwistle
Cinematography
Gerry Fisher
Runtime
113 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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