The First Deadly Sin

The First Deadly Sin

1980 · 112 min · EN · R · 5.9 (43 votes)
Dir. Brian G. Hutton · Starring Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes, George Coe, Brenda Vaccaro, Martin Gabel · Music Gordon Jenkins

“He's searching for a killer. She's searching for a miracle .... And time is running out.”

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A serial killer is stalking New York City. Inspector Edward 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?

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A weary detective navigates a rain-slicked, morally ambiguous city, hunting a phantom killer. It's a grim, atmospheric descent into the heart of darkness, where every shadow holds a threat and the weight of the world rests on one man's shoulders.

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