The First Deadly Sin (1980)A police inspector, nearing retirement, tracks a serial killer who is terrorizing New York. Director:Brian G. Hutton |
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The First Deadly Sin (1980)A police inspector, nearing retirement, tracks a serial killer who is terrorizing New York. Director:Brian G. Hutton |
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| Frank Sinatra | ... |
Edward Delaney
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| Faye Dunaway | ... |
Barbara Delaney
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| David Dukes | ... |
Daniel Blank
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| George Coe | ... |
Dr. Bernardi
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| Brenda Vaccaro | ... |
Monica Gilbert
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| Martin Gabel | ... |
Christopher Langley
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| Anthony Zerbe | ... |
Captain Broughton
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| James Whitmore | ... |
Dr. Sanford Ferguson
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Joe Spinell | ... |
Charles Lipsky
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Anna Navarro | ... |
Sunny Jordeen
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| Jeffrey DeMunn | ... |
Sergeant Fernandez Correlli
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| John Devaney | ... |
John Rogers
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Robert Weil | ... |
Sol Appel
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Hugh Hurd | ... |
Ben Johnson
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Jon DeVries | ... |
Calvin Samtell
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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? Written by Michael C. Berch <mcb@postmodern.com>
Frank Sinatra in his last starring role (?) plays a detective tracking a killer while caring for his illness-stricken wife, played by Faye Dunaway. Dunaway is wasted in this particular role as she just lies there. The actors who play the curator and the coroner are great in their supporting roles. Of course, it is Sinatra who carries this film. I probably wouldn't have watched it if he wasn't in it. The pacing is quite slow at the beginning but thankfully picks up about a quarter of the way through. 7/10, though I'll probably never watch this DVD again.