Sins 

Young Helene Junot witnesses the death of her mother at the hands of Nazis. Separated from her brother, Edmund, by the war, Helene goes to work at the chateau of the Count De Ville. There ... See full summary »

Stars:

Joan Collins, Timothy Dalton, Jean-Pierre Aumont

Cast

Series cast summary:
Joan Collins	...	Helene Junot (3 episodes, 1986)
Timothy Dalton	...	Edmund Junot (3 episodes, 1986)
Jean-Pierre Aumont	...	Count De Ville (3 episodes, 1986)
Marisa Berenson	...	Luba Tcherina (3 episodes, 1986)
Steven Berkoff	...	Karl Von Eiderfeld (3 episodes, 1986)
Joseph Bologna	...	Steve Bryant (3 episodes, 1986)
Elizabeth Bourgine	...	Jeanne (3 episodes, 1986)
Judi Bowker	...	Natalie Junot (3 episodes, 1986)
Capucine	...	Odile (3 episodes, 1986)
Neil Dickson	...	Hubert De Ville (3 episodes, 1986)
Arielle Dombasle	...	Jacqueline Gore (3 episodes, 1986)
James Farentino	...	David Westfield (3 episodes, 1986)
Paul Freeman	...	Mueller (3 episodes, 1986)
Allen Garfield	...	Adam Gore (3 episodes, 1986)
Giancarlo Giannini	...	Marcello D'itri (3 episodes, 1986)
Lauren Hutton	...	ZZ Bryant (3 episodes, 1986)
Gene Kelly	...	Eric Hovland (3 episodes, 1986)
Catherine Mary Stewart	...	Young Helene Junot (3 episodes, 1986)
William Allen Young	...	Jacques Danvers (3 episodes, 1986)
Féodor Atkine	...	Chameleon (3 episodes, 1986)
Faith Brook	...	Julie Westfield (3 episodes, 1986)
John McEnery	...	Defense Lawyer (3 episodes, 1986)
Régine	...	Madame Liu (3 episodes, 1986)
Alexandra Stewart	...	Countess (3 episodes, 1986)
Peter Vaughan	...	Chief Prosecutor (3 episodes, 1986)
Karen Hayley	...	Young Natalie (3 episodes, 1986)

Storyline

Young Helene Junot witnesses the death of her mother at the hands of Nazis. Separated from her brother, Edmund, by the war, Helene goes to work at the chateau of the Count De Ville. There she falls in love with his son, to the Count's objection. She leaves for Paris where she becomes a fashion model and moves up the ladder of success, even becoming the mistress of her former employer. As she builds a magazine empire, Helene looks for her lost brother and seeks justice for her family. Along the way, she makes many enemies who band together to destroy her.

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Plot Keywords:

success | fashion | nazi | electronic music score | upward mobility | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French German Italian

Release Date:

2 February 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pecados

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Greif-Dore Company, Collins-Holm Productions, New World Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

420 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Joan Collins' 85 costume changes set a record for most costume changes in one production.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Ron Reagan/The Nelsons (1986)

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Soundtracks

Hard To Be Tender
(Title Song)
Performed by Carly Simon
Music by Francis Lai
Lyrics by Carly Simon & Jacob Brackman

User Reviews

SINS- This Sins is Good for the Soul ****

Fabulous made for television movie of 1986 with Joan Collins starring as a woman who survived the Nazi horror in France only to come face to face with more brutality in the United States years later.

With a terrific supporting cast, the story traces Ms. Collins from a young girl who loses a younger sister and her parents in the Nazi horror and finds her brother, very well played by Timothy Dalton in a catatonic state.

In America, they find wealth along the way with all its glamor. Nevertheless, she makes enemies with a number of people who swear vengeance against her. Leading the pact is Steven Berkoff in another absolutely brilliant performance as her Nazi tormentor, who killed her mother and is sentenced to life in prison. Due to his connections, he is released from prison only to pursue Collins and Dalton, planning financial ruin for them both. His only opposition is when 2 of the conspirators want her death instead.

For the ladies, there are plenty of gorgeous fashions as Collins and Dalton lead a fashion magazine.

There is plenty of action along the way.

Neil Dickson is highly effective as Hubert, who loved Collins after the war only to be usurped by his father, a rather engaging but vicious Jean Pierre Aumont.

A very highly recommended mini-series. "Sins" was nominated for best mini-series of 1986 but lost the Emmy to "Peter The Great." We really need to examine that.