''Sin'' (also known as ''The Beloved'' and ''Restless'') is a 1971 film written and directed by

George P. Cosmatos George Pan Cosmatos (4 January 1941 – 19 April 2005) was a Greek-Italian film director and screenwriter. Following early success in his home country with drama films such as ''Massacre in Rome'' with Richard Burton (based on the real-life Arde ...

, and marked his directorial debut.

Plot

A beautiful but frustrated housewife begins an affair with a former childhood friend. When her suspicious husband starts to show signs of jealousy, the adulterous couple plot to murder him.

Cast

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as Elena *

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as Orestes *

Jack Hawkins John Edward Hawkins, CBE (14 September 1910 – 18 July 1973) was an English actor who worked on stage and in film from the 1930s until the 1970s. One of the most popular British film stars of the 1950s, he was known for his portrayal of mili ...

as Father Nicholas *

Flora Robson Dame Flora McKenzie Robson (28 March 19027 July 1984) was an English actress and star of the theatrical stage and cinema, particularly renowned for her performances in plays demanding dramatic and emotional intensity. Her range extended from q ...

as Antigone

Production

The film was the second movie produced by Patrick Curtis, Raquel Welch's husband and manager. It was financed by a group of wealthy Cypriot businessmen. It was based on a play by Cosmatos titled ''The Day of the Midwife''.

Filming

Filming began on location in

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

on August 15, 1970.

Release

It was released in the US by Cinemation. On 2 June 1986, the

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announced that the film on home video would receive a 15 certificate rating.

Home media

The film was originally released in the United Kingdom in 1986 on VHS and given a 15 certificate rating. All home media releases in the U.K. were titled ''Sin''. It was reissued in the U.K. under Scorebox Film Group on

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in 2008 and again by Screenbound Pictures in August 2017.

Reception

Box office

Critical response

References

External links

* * * * 1971 films 1971 drama films Adultery in films Films shot in Cyprus Films directed by George P. Cosmatos British drama films Films set in Cyprus 1971 directorial debut films 1970s English-language films 1970s British films {{1970s-UK-film-stub