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Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, Brenda Vaccaro, James Whitmore, George Coe ... see more see more... , David Dukes , Martin Gabel , Joe Spinell , Jeffrey DeMunn , Anthony Zerbe , Fred Fuster , Victor Arnold , Richard Backus , Jon De Vries , Ramon Franco , Carol Gustafson , Hugh Hurd , Eddie Jones , Larry Loonin , Frederick Rolf , Tom Signorelli , Robert Weil , Bruce Willis , Rosalyn Braverman , Leila Danette , David Gideon , Anna Navarro , Frank Bongiorno , Bill Couch

The First Deadly Sin was Frank Sinatra's final starring movie vehicle. Based on a novel by Lawrence Sanders, it casts Sinatra as Edward Delaney, a big-city detective on the verge of retirement. Beset ... read more read more...with profound personal problems--including a gravely ill wife (Faye Dunaway)--Delaney nonetheless tackles the case of an axe murderer who seemingly strikes at random. Be on the lookout for an unbilled Bruce Willis. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: May 18, 1999

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  • December 13, 2011
    3 stars for the storyline between Faye Dunaway's & Frank Sinatra's husband & wife characters.You could feel the love & tell he really cared about her & she about him.The storyline about the axe murderer & Sinatra's cop character chasing after him felt average & almost boring.At t... read moreimes I felt like skipping over them just to see the husband/wife scenes to see where it would lead.The ending wasn't what I was hoping for but I kinda figured out that it was gonna happen :(
  • July 7, 2008
    I liked this movie but it was just too sad, it'll be awhile before i can watch it again...sniff...sniff

Critic Reviews


Steve Crum
June 8, 2006
Steve Crum, Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

Forgettable Sinatra vehicle, beneath the Chairman's talents.

Pablo Villaca
May 29, 2006
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

A atenção com os detalhes e a preocupação com o realismo, ao lado da atuação sóbria de Sinatra, colocam o filme acima de outros exemplares do gênero (mesmo trazendo um assassino desinteressante).

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
January 29, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

The First Deadly Sin reveals just how crucial citizens are in the solution to a crime. Full Review

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Janet Maslin
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
October 1, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Michael Szymanski
September 21, 2005
Michael Szymanski, International Press Academy

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Carol Cling
October 17, 2003
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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January 26, 2006
Time Out

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