The First Deadly Sin (1980)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Brian G. Hutton

Writers:

Mann Rubin (writer)
Lawrence Sanders (novel)

Release Date:

3 October 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

He's searching for a killer. She's searching for a miracle .... And time is running out.

Plot:

A police inspector, nearing retirement, tracks a serial killer who is terrorizing New York.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Retirement | Detective | Police | Neo Noir

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Frank Sinatra	...	Edward Delaney
Faye Dunaway	...	Barbara Delaney
David Dukes	...	Daniel Blank
George Coe	...	Dr. Bernardi
Brenda Vaccaro	...	Monica Gilbert
Martin Gabel	...	Christopher Langley
Anthony Zerbe	...	Captain Broughton
James Whitmore	...	Dr. Sanford Ferguson
Joe Spinell	...	Charles Lipsky
Anna Navarro	...	Sunny Jordeen
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Sergeant Fernandez Correlli
John Devaney	...	John Rogers
Robert Weil	...	Sol Appel
Hugh Hurd	...	Ben Johnson
Jon DeVries	...	Calvin Samtell

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:12 | Norway:16 | USA:R | Australia:M | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Artanis Productions Inc.

Trivia:

'Bruce Willis (I)''s first film appearance.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Anderson Tapes (1971)

A likable thriller brightened by F.S. .....

I have already seen "Seven", "The bone collector" and "Copycat", so naturally this doesn't seem to surprise me or anything like that, but I had a great time watching Frank Sinatra in his last major movie appearance and was equally shocked to see Faye Dunaway so woefully wasted on a hospital bed and not enough lines for an amateur let alone ... the screenplay is just fine and the supporting characters, esp. that old curator, hit the right notes. Sinatra's strong presence virtually lifts it out of the ordinary.