The First Deadly Sin (1980)
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?
Director:
Brian G. Hutton
Writer:
Mann Rubin
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Frank Sinatra as Edward X. Delaney |
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Faye Dunaway as Barbara Delaney |
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David Dukes as Daniel Blank |
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George Coe as Dr. Bernardi |
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Brenda Vaccaro as Monica Gilbert |
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Martin Gabel as Christopher Langley |
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James Whitmore as Dr. Sanford Ferguson |
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Anthony Zerbe as Captain Broughton |
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Joe Spinell as Charles Lipsky |
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Jeffrey DeMunn as Corelli |
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Eddie Jones as Curdy |
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James Hayden as Young Policeman |
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Bruce Willis as Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves |
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Anna Navarro as Sunny Jordeen |
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Denise Lute as Sports Clerk Girl |
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Victor Arnold as Officer Kendall |
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Reuben Greene as Bill Garvin |
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Tom Signorelli as Carl Lucas |
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Richard Backus as Walt Ashman |
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Hugh Hurd as Ben Johnson |
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Robert Weil as Sol Appel |
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Jeffrey DeMunn as Sergeant Fernandez Correlli |
| Directing | Brian G. Hutton | Director |
| Writing | Lawrence Sanders | Novel |
| Writing | Mann Rubin | Screenplay |
| Production | Louis DiGiaimo | Casting |
| Art | Robert Drumheller | Set Decoration |
| Art | Woods Mackintosh | Production Design |
| Sound | Gordon Jenkins | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Eric Albertson | Editor |
| Camera | Jack Priestley | Director of Photography |