The Offence (1973) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Sidney Lumet.

Cast

• Sean Connery as Detective Sergeant Johnson
• Trevor Howard as Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
• Vivien Merchant as Maureen Johnson
• Ian Bannen as Kenneth Baxter
• Peter Bowles as Detective Inspector Cameron
• Derek Newark as Frank Jessard
• Ronald Radd as Lawson
• John Hallam as Panton
• Anthony Sagar as Hill
• Maxine Gordon as Janie
• Hilda Fenemore as Woman on Common
• Cynthia Lund as Child at School
• Howard Goorney as Lambert
• Brian Grellis as Policeman
• Michael Redfern as Policeman
• Fred Wood as Billy
• Gordon Keating as Barman
• Roy Macready as Barman
• Richard Moore as Garret
• Timothy Craven as Ambulance Man
• Rhoda Lewis as Woman at School

Crew

• Sidney Lumet — Director
• John Hopkins — Writer
• Denis O'Dell — Producer
• Harrison Birtwistle — Original Music Composer
• Gerry Fisher — Director of Photography

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