The Offence - The Masters of Cinema Series

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 director's 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.

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Interviews: Christopher Morahan (stage director); Chris Burke (assistant art director); Evangeline Harrison (costume designer); Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer), Isolated music and effects track, Trailers

Actors: Derek Newark, Ronald Radd, John Hallam, Vivien Merchant, Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Peter Bowles, Ian Bannen

Audio Languages: English

Duration: 112 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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