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After 20 years, what detective-sergeant Johnson has seen and done is destroying him.
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A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
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Directed by: Sidney Lumet, Gerry Fisher, Michael Stevenson
Written by: John Hopkins
Produced by: Denis O'Dell
Composed by: 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

Hilda Fenemore
Woman on Common

Howard Goorney
Lambert
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