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Also known as Sentinel

1977 film directed by Michael Winner

Film · TMDB

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As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual exploits. Now an elite fashion model, she moves to a Brooklyn Heights apartment building where she encounters a number of bizarre, eccentric tenants and attempts to uncover the building's sinister secret.

Released: 1977-01-0792 minDir: Michael WinnerHorror, Mystery, FantasyBox office: $3

Cast

  • Cristina Raines as Alison Parker
  • Chris Sarandon as Michael Lerman
  • Martin Balsam as Prof. Ruzinsky
  • John Carradine as Fr. Francis Matthew Halloran
  • José Ferrer as Priest of the Brotherhood
  • Ava Gardner as Helen Logan

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • italy
  • secret society
  • hell
  • priest
  • hellgate
  • lawyer
  • church
  • model
  • demon

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Ratings

IMDb

6.3/10

13,620 votes

Year
1977
Runtime
92 min
Genres
Horror

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
supernatural
Screenwriter
Michael Winner
Cast member
Cristina Raines
Composer
Gil Mellé
Production company
Universal Pictures
Narrative location
Brooklyn
Duration
90
FilmAffinity ID
987782
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1979-11-13
title
The Sentinel
distributed by
Universal Pictures
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
6/10
box office
4000000
film editor
Terry Rawlings
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