''Sin'' (also known as ''The Beloved'' and ''Restless'') is a 1971 film written and directed by
George P. Cosmatos, 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
*
Raquel Welch
Jo Raquel Welch ( Tejada; September 5, 1940) is an American actress.
She first won attention for her role in ''Fantastic Voyage'' (1966), after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hammer ...
as Elena
*
Richard Johnson Richard or Dick Johnson may refer to:
Academics
* Dick Johnson (academic) (1929–2019), Australian academic
* Richard C. Johnson (1930–2003), professor of electrical engineering
* Richard A. Johnson, artist and professor at the University of ...
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 on August 15, 1970.
Release
It was released in the US by Cinemation.
On 2 June 1986, the
British Board of Film Classification
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC, previously the British Board of Film Censors) is a non-governmental organisation founded by the British film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of fi ...
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
DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kin ...
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