The Offence DVD 1973 A támadás / Directed by Sidney Lumet / Starring Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, vivien Merchant, Ian Bannen / Hollywood Movie Classics

UPC 5999546332957

MADE IN HUNGARY

REGION 2 PAL DVD

AUDIO: English 2.0, Hungarian 2.0

SUBTITLES: Hungarian

TOTAL RUNTIME: 112 MINUTES

English Summary:

The Offence is a 1973 British crime neo noir drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, based upon the 1968 stage play This Story of Yours by John Hopkins.^[1] It stars Sean Connery as police detective Johnson, who kills suspected child molester Kenneth Baxter (Ian Bannen) while interrogating him. The film explores Johnson's varied, often aggressive attempts at rationalizing what he did, revealing his true motives for killing the suspect in a series of flashbacks. Trevor Howard and Vivien Merchant appear in major supporting roles. 

Detective-Sergeant Johnson has been a police officer for 20 years and is deeply affected by the murders, rapes, and other violent crimes he has investigated. He is plagued by images of violence and is losing his mind under the strain.

His anger surfaces while interrogating Kenneth Baxter, who is suspected of raping a young girl. By the end of the interrogation, Johnson has severely beaten Baxter who is then taken to the hospital where he later dies. Johnson is suspended for the beating and returns home for the night, getting into a violent argument with his wife Maureen. Two of Johnson's colleagues come to inform him that Baxter died in hospital and that Johnson must come to the station right away.

Hungarian Summary:

Johnson őrmester 20 évi rendőri munkája alatt nap mint nap brutális bűncselekmények helyszínén fordul meg. De ellentétben szerencsésebb kollégáival ő nem tudja feledni a munkaidő befejeztével a sok kegyetlenül megkínzott áldozatok látványát. Elméjében éjjel-nappal ott kísértenek a szenvedés képei, melyek apránként felmorzsolják a lelkét. Magánélete lassan tönkremegy és egy nap eljön a végső összeomlás pillanata...

Cast / Szereplők:

• Sean Connery - Johnson
• Trevor Howard - Cartwright
• Vivien Merchant - Maureen
• Ian Bannen - Baxter
• Peter Bowles - Cameron
• Derek Newark - Jessard
• Ronald Radd - Lawson
• John Hallam - Panton
• Richard Moore - Garrett
• Anthony Sagar - Hill
• Maxine Gordon - Janie
• Hilda Fenemore - woman on common
• Rhoda Lewis - woman at school
• Cynthia Lund - child at school
• Howard Goorney - Lambert