The First Deadly Sin

Year: 1980

Runtime: 112 mins

Language: English

Director: Brian G. Hutton

MysteryCrimeThrillerDramaThrillers and murder mysteries

Inspector Edward X. Delaney, an NYPD detective on the brink of retirement, races against time to stop a serial killer terrorizing New York. As the victims’ deaths follow a chilling, ritualistic pattern, Delaney must decipher the link and the meaning behind the gruesome method before the murderer strikes again.

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