Sin (1971 film)

Sin (also known as The Beloved and Restless) is a 1971 film written and directed by George P. Cosmatos and marked his directorial debut. The film was produced by Curtwel Productions and stars Raquel Welch and Richard Johnson. It is set on an island and filmed in Cyprus.

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 as Elena
 * Richard Johnson as Orestes
 * Jack Hawkins as Father Nicholas
 * Flora Robson as Antigone
 * Tahnee Welch as Young Elena

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.

Richard Johnson and Raquel Welch took no salary, just expenses and a share of the profits. The movie went unreleased for many years.

Filming
Filming began on location in the Greek Cypriot village of Karmi, Cyprus on August 15, 1970.

Release
It was released in the US by Cinemation.

On 2 June 1986, the British Board of Film Classification 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 in 2008 and again by Screenbound Pictures in August 2017.