---
title: 'The First Deadly Sin (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brian G. Hutton'
released: '1980-10-03'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-first-deadly-sin-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080738/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The First Deadly Sin (1980)

1980 · 105 min · Crime · United States


## Synopsis

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 also features Bruce Willis in his feature film debut as an uncredited extra. The film is based on the 1973 novel of the same name written by Lawrence Sanders. The screenplay was written by Mann Rubin.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Frank Sinatra](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-sinatra), [Elliott Kastner](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliott-kastner)
- **Director:** [Brian G. Hutton](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-g-hutton)
- **Screenplay:** [Mann Rubin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mann-rubin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gordon Jenkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-jenkins)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack Priestley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-priestley)

## Cast

- [George Coe](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-coe)
- [Martin Gabel](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-gabel)
- [David Dukes](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-dukes)
- [Jeffrey DeMunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-demunn)
- [Anthony Zerbe](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-zerbe)
- [Joe Spinell](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-spinell)
- [James Whitmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-whitmore)
- [Faye Dunaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/faye-dunaway)
- [Robert Weil](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-weil)
- [Frank Sinatra](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-sinatra)
- [Eddie Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-jones)
- [Brenda Vaccaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/brenda-vaccaro)

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