The First Deadly Sin

About The First Deadly Sin

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.

Brian G. Hutton's The First Deadly Sin is a 1980 crime mystery film. Its themes are police detective, axe murder, forensic evidence, and thoughts of retirement.

Frank Sinatra takes the lead as Sgt. Edward X. Delaney, Faye Dunaway as Barbara Delaney, David Dukes as Daniel Blank, and George Coe as Dr. Bernardi. It runs 112 minutes and was released in October 1980.

The screenplay is by Mann Rubin. It streams on TCM in the United States.

Best Seller, American Psycho, and Inside Man make useful companions to The First Deadly Sin, all filed under new york city and serial killer. It carries a R rating.