

Sins of the Past
1984-04-02 · 104 min · ★ 5.2
A ring of call girls leaves the "business" when one of them is murdered. The survivors change their names and leave town. However, they are reunited 15 years later when another one of them is murdered and the rest realize that they are all being tracked by the same serial killer.
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- Directors
- Peter H. Hunt
- Production companies
- Taft Entertainment Company, ABC
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Barbara CarreraTerry Halloran
Kim CattrallDr. Paula Bennett
Debby BooneClarissa Hope
Tracy ReedMaureen Warren
Kirstie AlleyPatrice Cantwell
Anthony GearyLt. Malovich
John AndersonRev. Donald Randolph
Kristen MeadowsDiane
Roger Aaron BrownDennis Warren
Matthew Faison
Gene DynarskiRalph Easton
Megan GallagherEllen Easton
Mark Schneider
Terence McGovern
Peter WhitePeter Halloran
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