The Sentinel

– A commitment-shy New York fashion model moves into an old brownstone apartment, meets her weird neig..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 32 Minutes
Release Year:
1977
The Sentinel (1977)

A commitment-shy New York fashion model moves into an old brownstone apartment, meets her weird neighbours and discovers she’s sitting on the gateway to Hell.

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Producing Country:
USA
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The Sentinel (1977) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 Apr 1977

Language:

English, Italian, Latin

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Michael Winner

Writer:

Jeffrey Konvitz (novel), Michael Winner (screenplay), Jeffrey Konvitz (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Chris Sarandon, Cristina Raines, Martin Balsam, John Carradine

Plot:

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.

Awards:

4 nominations.

Production:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
47%