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The Sentinel
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R,1hr 31min
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1976
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GT Media
Synopsis: In the wake of such Satanic-themed thrillers as Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist and The Omen comes The Sentinel. When New York fashion model (Cristina Raines) splits with her fiance (Chris Sarandon) and moves into an old brownstone, she soon discovers she has more than she bargained for in the lease. As luck would have it, a mysterious blind priest (John Carradine) who lives upstairs happens to be guarding the doorway to Hell, and she has been chosen as his replacement. Incidentally, when the door ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Nothing scares the hell out of people like religion, and the Catholic Church, with its centuries of history and arcane rituals, has figured in dozens of horror pictures that seek to exploit the combination of fear and respect that people (non-adherents in particular) hold for its priests. The Sentinel certainly follows in the footsteps of films like The Exorcist which apply a Catholic theological approach ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Michael Lerman
Alison Parker
Professor Ruzinsky
Halliran
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Suspected of plotting to assassinate the U.S. president, Secret Service agent Pete Garrison (Michael...
Pete Garrison (Michael Douglas, center) makes an emphatic point to fellow U.S. Secret Service Agent...
Kiefer Sutherland stars in "The Sentinel" as Secret Service Agent David Breckinridge, who...
In "The Sentinel," Pete Garrison (Michael Douglas, right) confronts David Breckinridge (Kiefer...
Secret Service Agents Jill Marin (Eva Longoria) and David Breckinridge (Kiefer Sutherland) pursue an...
In "The Sentinel," Pete Garrison (Michael Douglas) heads the First Lady's (Kim Basinger) Secret...
Director Clark Johnson (left) and Michael Douglas on the set of "The Sentinel."
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The Amityville Horror (1979) The Exorcist (1973) The Gate (1987) The Omen (1976) Rosemary's Baby (1968) Stigmata (1999)
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