The First Deadly Sin (1980)

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

Director:

Brian G. Hutton

Writers:

Mann Rubin (screenplay), Lawrence Sanders (novel)

Stars:

Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

A serial killer is stalking New York. Inspector Edward X. Delaney is an NYPD detective, nearing retirement, who is trying to put together the pieces of the case. Are the victims somehow linked? What does the brutal method of death signify?

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | retirement | police | detective | murder weapon | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Primeiro Pecado Mortal

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artanis Productions Inc., Cinema VII

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Scenes filmed with Frank Nastasi playing another suspect were cut just before previews to keep the running time under two hours.

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Connections

Follows The Anderson Tapes (1971)

User Reviews

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.