New on Blu-ray: THE FIRST DEADLY SIN (1980) Starring Frank Sinatra and Faye Dunaway

Product Description: Detective Sergeant Edward X. Delaney has only a few weeks left before he retires after decades of service with the NYPD. Weary after seeing it all in a city now down at the heels, and with his wife just hospitalized with critical organ failure, he finds himself desperate to sort out a few Manhattan serial killings which leave victims with a gaping, round hole in their skulls. His captain wants him out, the department doesn't care, and all that Delaney has left is his dogged determination and a few sympathetic old friends and civilians who lend him a hand. Meanwhile, the killer's mysterious weapon, and completely random means of choosing his victims on the dark, isolated streets of affluent neighborhoods, is all for Delaney to solve in a city that no longer seems to make any sense.

A downbeat, gritty, neo-noir thriller set against sleazy 1980s NYC, director Brian Hutton’s (Kelly’s Heroes) adaptation of author Lawrence Sanders' bestselling novel, THE FIRST DEADLY SIN, marked the final starring role for legendary singer and actor Frank Sinatra (Von Ryan's Express, The Manchurian Candidate). It also boasts supporting roles from Academy Award® winner Faye Dunaway (Network, Mommie Dearest), Tony Award® winner James Whitmore (The Shawshank Redemption, Planet of the Apes), Academy Award® nominee Brenda Vaccaro (Midnight Cowboy, The House by the Lake), and Joe Spinell (Rocky, Maniac). Vinegar Syndrome Labs is delighted to finally bring this underseen, dirty old New York gem to Blu-ray, newly restored and featuring an illuminating assortment of extras.

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Director: Brian G. Hutton

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes, George Coe, Brenda Vaccaro, Martin Gabel

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Runtime: 112 min

Rating: R

Language: English

Studio: Vinegar Syndrome

Home Video Release Date: September 29, 2026

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

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Blu-ray: English SDH

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Region A Blu-ray
Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm interpositive
A Scene with Sinatra (9 min) - a new interview with actor Jeffrey DeMunn
A Consummate Artist (20 min) - a new interview with Laurent Bouzereau, Director/Producer of FAYE (2024)
A Tender Capstone (21 min) - a new featurette with James L. Neibaur and Gary Schneeberger, film historians and co-authors of Frank Sinatra on the Big Screen: The Singer as Actor and Filmmaker
Sinascapes (10 min) - a new featurette looking at the locations of THE FIRST DEADLY SIN
Original trailer
Still gallery
Reversible sleeve artwork
English SDH subtitles