Sidney Lumets The Offence (1973) stars Sean Connery as a veteran detective whose interrogation of a suspected child molester exposes his own violent psyche. A harrowing psychological study of guilt, repression, and moral decay, the film transforms police procedural conventions into an intense, claustrophobic character drama.

Eureka - Masters of Cinema

After 20 years, what Detective-Sergeant Johnson has seen and done is destroying him.  In their third screen collaboration, the iconic Sean Connery and director Sidney Lumet (Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon) plumb the depths of what is perhaps their most psychologically complex creation: a member of the British Police Force who has perhaps witnessed one horror too many.

Two decades into a career marked by fraught investigations into murders and sex crimes, Detective-Sergeant Johnson (Connery) loses all composure whilst conducting an interrogation with a suspected rapist, assaulting him and, subsequently, beating him to death. The lead-up to this moment is charted across the course of the film in a careful flashback structure… and the lines between guilt and innocence, protector and sadist, become ineradicably blurred.

Released only one year before the directors Serpico and almost a decade before Prince of the City, The Offence offers an early Lumetian investigation into the psyche of a policeman under duress, and the potential for corruption within a high-stakes profession. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present The Offence for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK.

Från IMDB:
A burnt-out British police detective finally snaps whilst interrogating a suspected child molester.

SPECIAL FEATURES

New 1080p presentation of the film on the Blu-ray

Optional English SDH for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

Optional isolated music and effects track

Vide