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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 is based on the 1973 novel of the same name written by Lawrence Sanders.
Oct 3, 1980 · The First Deadly Sin: Directed by Brian G. Hutton. With Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes, George Coe. A police inspector, nearing retirement, tracks a serial killer who is terrorizing New York.
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- Crime, Thriller
- Brian G. Hutton
- 1980-10-03
Sinatra plays Ed Delaney, a New York police detective with only a few weeks until his retirement. He goes out to investigate a routine mugging and discovers that the victim has been killed by a strange weapon: The impact on the skull is like nothing he's seen before.
Jan 1, 2001 · 9,524 ratings269 reviews. New York Police Department Captain Edward Delaney is called to the scene of a brutal murder. A Brooklyn councilman was struck from behind, the back of his skull punctured and crushed with an unknown weapon. The victim wasn’t robbed, and there’s no known motive.
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- Paperback
- Lawrence Sanders
Nov 18, 2015 · Frank Sinatra returned to the big screen in his first starring role in a decade with The First Deadly Sin (1980), a detective thriller based on the novel by Lawrence Sanders.
- Brian G. Hutton
- Frank Sinatra
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- 112 min
As New York City Police Detective Edward Delaney (Frank Sinatra) counts the days to his retirement, a psychotic serial killer commits random murders throughout the city with an unusual weapon.
