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About
A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
Theatrical
May 11, 1973
Quotes
See all →Struggles of the Mind and Body
Detective Inspector Johnson
It hasn't always been like this, like it is now. I can't think, I can't stop thinking. Is it like that? Is it the same for you? Is your mind full of things all the time? Thoughts, pictures, shadows, darkness. White, smooth white legs, thighs and breasts, blood and pain?
[grabs Baxter's hand, squeezes]
Kenneth Baxter
You're hurting me.
Detective Sergeant Johnson
Help me!
[sobbing]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Confrontation Between Two Characters
Detective Inspector Johnson
You filthy bloody little pervert!
Kenneth Baxter
Takes one to know one.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →S
Sean Connery
Detective Sergeant Johnson
T
Trevor Howard
Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
V
Vivien Merchant
Maureen Johnson
I
Ian Bannen
Kenneth Baxter
P
Peter Bowles
Detective Inspector Cameron
D
Derek Newark
Frank Jessard
R
Ronald Radd
Lawson
J
John Hallam
Panton
A
Anthony Sagar
Hill
H
Hilda Fenemore
Woman on Common
C
Cynthia Lund
Child at School
H
Howard Goorney
Lambert
B
Brian Grellis
Policeman
M
Michael Redfern
Policeman
F
Fred Wood
Billy
R
Roy Macready
Barman
R
Richard Moore
Garret
T
Timothy Craven
Ambulance Man
R
Rhoda Lewis
Woman at School
