Summary
The Offence is a British-American thriller film first released in 1972,
directed by Sidney Lumet.
The film stars Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant and Ian Bannen.
It has also been released under the title: Something Like the Truth.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Sidney Lumet
- Script: John Hopkins
- Photo: Gerry Fisher
- Music: Harrison Birtwistle
- Cast: 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), Roger Hume, Roy Macready (Barman), Michael Redfern (Policeman posing as workman by the school)
- Country: UK / USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 112 min
- Aka: Something Like the Truth
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