The First Deadly Sin (1980)

Directed by

Brian G. Hutton

Genre

crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging New York police detective investigates a series of murders while dealing with his wife's serious illness. The film follows his obsessive hunt for the killer as personal and professional pressures mount.

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What happens

The First Deadly Sin is a 1980 American crime thriller film produced by and starring Frank Sinatra. The film features Faye Dunaway, David Dukes, Brenda Vaccaro, James Whitmore, and Martin Gabel in his final role. The film also features Bruce Willis in his feature film debut as an uncredited extra. The film is based on the 1973 novel of the same name written by Lawrence Sanders. The screenplay was written by Mann Rubin. The film originally was slated to be directed by Roman Polanski, who was dropped by Columbia Pictures after statutory rape charges were brought against him. Director Brian G. Hutton took over the production after Polanski fled to France. The last of nine films produced by Sinatra, and his final starring role, he plays NYPD Sergeant Edward X. Delaney, a troubled veteran New York City Police Department homicide detective. In a supporting role, Dunaway is Delaney's ailing wife Barbara, who is hospitalized with a rare kidney affliction. The First Deadly Sin was the third production by Sinatra's Artanis production company and was shot on location in New York City. It premiered on October 23, 1980 at Loew's State Theatre in Times Square as part of a benefit for the Cabrini Medical Center, a key location in the film. The musical score was by composer and arranger Gordon Jenkins, who first worked with Sinatra on the 1957 album Where Are You? (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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