Sean Connery will always be remembered as Bond, James Bond. And who could forget the famous quote turned internet meme "You're the man now, dog!" from his late-career turn in 2000's Finding Forrester . But beyond playing the original 007 in the swingin' sixties (and even a hilarious middle-aged reprisal in the '70s and '83's Never Say Never Again ), Connery is one of the screen's most beloved treasures, with a diverse filmography that stretches from '70's heist thrillers such as The Anderson Tapes , working with Hitchcock in Marnie , playing Indiana Jones' father or his Oscar winning role as Jim Malone in Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987). But deep in Connery's canon are some rare gems including The Offence , a chilly psychological thriller from 1972 directed by the great Sidney Lument ( A Dog Day Afternoon , Network , 12 Angry Men , etc etc). The Offence is a morbid masterpiece, a gloomy slice of police-procedura...
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