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The Sentinel (1977) [R]

Featuring:
Cristina Raines, Ava Gardner, Chris Sarandon

Written by:
Jeffrey Konvitz
Michael Winner

Directed by:
Michael Winner


Release Date:
January 7, 1977

Original Title:
The Sentinel

Alternate Titles:
A Sentinela
Centinela de los malditos
La centinela

Genres:
Fantasy | Horror | Mystery

Production Companies:
Universal Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 18  FR: 16  GB: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 92

She was young. She was beautiful. She was the next.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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 that houses a number of bizarre, eccentric tenants. After experiencing a string of disturbing occurrences, she attempts to uncover the building's sinister secret.

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Overview from Open Movies

A fashion model moves into a house inhabited (on the top floor) by a blind priest. She begins having strange physical problems, has trouble sleeping at night, and has some nasty flashbacks of her attempted suicide. She complains to the real estate agent of the noise caused by her strange neighbors, but finds out that the house is only occupied by the priest and herself, and ultimately discovers that she has been put in the house for a reason.

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Rankings and Honors

The Sentinel (1977) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes 43%
Metacritic 19/100
Awards Won: 4 nominations

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Production

Assistant Director:
Charles Okun

Casting:
Cis Corman

Costume Design:
Peggy Farrell

Director:
Michael Winner

Director of Photography:
Richard C. Kratina

Editor:
Terry Rawlings
Bernard Gribble

Makeup Artist:
Dick Smith

Novel:
Jeffrey Konvitz

Original Music Composer:
Gil Mellé

Producer:
Jeffrey Konvitz
Michael Winner

Production Design:
Philip Rosenberg

Screenplay:
Jeffrey Konvitz

Set Decoration:
Edward Stewart

Stunts:
Diane Peterson

Writer:
Michael Winner

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