A 1977 horror film directed by michael winner, adapted from the novel of the same name by jeffrey konvitz who also produced the film and wrote its screenplay adaptation with winner. Rent the sentinel 1977 starring chris sarandon and cristina raines on dvd and bluray. A young woman moves into an apartment in a building which houses a sinister evil. It scared the hell out of me at nineyearsold and has the same chilling effect 25 years later. The performances dont hold up well to repeat viewings, but sarandon was every bit as good as i remembered. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it. When you have seen many, many horror films there comes a point in your moviewatching where youre really scraping the bottom of the barrel more often than not. Jun 23, 2017 from the late 60s and throughout the 70s there were some very successful horror movies dealing with satanic forces. Jan 14, 2015 not ready for marriage, a fashion model moves into an unbelievably nice brooklyn heights apartment, where scary occurrences turn into a much more frightening turn of events. The sentinel subtitles 32 subtitles download movie and.
The sentinel 1977 alison parker cristina raines, a fashion model moves into a house inhabited by a blind priest. The sentinel is a 1977 american horror film based on the 1974 novel of the same name by jeffrey konvitz, who also. The sentinel 1977, chris sarandon horror movie videospace. The image measures 800 10 pixels and is 163 kilobytes large. The sentinel 1977 horror films about hell and the devil became ridiculously popular in the 1970s, with the fuse first being lit by rosemarys baby in 1968 and reached its zenith with the enormous successes of the exorcist and the omen. Thankfully, every now and then you come upon a somewhat wellknown horror film you just havent gotten around to watching yet and it turns out to be a solid film. The sentinel 1977 a commitmentshy new york fashion model moves into an old brownstone apartment, meets her weird neighbours and discovers shes sitting on the gateway to hell. The first time i saw the sentinel, i thought its mix of camp and shock hit more often than it missedif only just. At night, ghouls forever embedded in my mind after three decades of horror films still lurk behind it.
Watch the sentinel full movie in hd visit a commitmentshy new york fashion model moves into an old brownstone ap. Hell on the 5th floor by donato totaro volume 15, issue 3 march 2011 9 minutes 2116 words the sentinel is a supernatural horror film from 1977 that was produced by universal studios to profit from the recent successes of films such as the exorcist, amityville horror, and the omen. But the main reason for this discomfort is the sentinel released in 1977. Rent the sentinel 1977 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
She begins having strange physical problems as well as trouble sleeping at night combined with nasty flashbacks of her attempted suicide. The sentinel 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In an ironic coincidence, the year 2006 saw the release of movies entitled the sentinel 2006 and the guardian 2006 which are entirely unrelated and having nothing to do with new york or supernatural activity. Publication date 1974 publisher simon and schuster.
When new york fashion model cristina raines splits with her fiance chris sarandon. Sep 28, 2011 its time we talk about 1977s the sentinel. Not ready for marriage, a fashion model moves into an unbelievably cheap brooklyn heights apartment. Chris sarandon, cristina raines, martin balsam akas. Remembering how much i loved and was terrified by the film growing up, i couldnt resist buying a copy of the dvd version for myself recently so that i would always be able to watch it when i felt like it. With cristina raines, ava gardner, chris sarandon, martin balsam. The sentinel 1977 stars chris sarandon, cristina raines, john carradine, jeff goldblum, jose ferrer, ava gardner, arthur kennedy, burgess meredith, christopher walken, jerry orbach and beverly dangelo. Shes living in the gateway to hell a commitmentshy new york fashion model moves into an old brownstone apartment, meets her weird neighbours and discovers shes sitting on the gateway to hell. The sentinel 1977 720p bluray x264 x0r uploadgig downloads. Can anyone confirm whether this film is related to the eerily similar hp lovecraft story the music of erich zann, about a tennant who complains about the music created by the only other tennant in the building, a man wh. It stars christina raines and chris sarandon, with a supporting cast that includes martin balsam, john carradine, jose ferrer, ava gardner, burgess meredith, and eli wallach. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and tv shows. In strict logical terms, its the latter concept that commands more weight. The sentinel is a grubby, grotesque excursion into religioso psychodrama, notable for uniformly poor performances by a large cast of familiar names and direction that is hysterical and heavyhanded.
The performances dont hold up well to repeat viewings, but sarandon was every bit as good as i. Feel free to post any comments about the sentinel 1977 720p bluray x264lividity, including links to downloads, samples, screenshots, information, or any other relevant information. In the wake of such satanicthemed thrillers as rosemarys baby, the exorcist and the omen comes the sentinel. The plot focuses on a young model who moves into a. The sentinel is a supernatural horror film from 1977 that was produced by universal studios to profit from the recent successes of films such as the exorcist, amityville horror, and the omen. The sentinel was released theatrically by universal pictures on february 11, 1977. For michael winner, better known for crime films death wish, death wish 2, death wish 3, the mechanic, scorpio, the big sleep, the sentinel was the first and only horror film he directed. To differentiate the two opposing sides, lets attempt to deconstruct them. The last movie 1971 rescue force 1990 season of the witch 1972 black sunday 1977 supermarkt 1974 subwaystories tales from the underground 1997 radio inside 1994 appointment at eleven 1959 memories of murder 1990 uno koichiro no nurete noru 1982 cat girls gamblers naked flesh paid into the pot 1965 domination 1994. The sentinel 1977 720p bluray x264lividity scenesource. September 22, 2015 writerdirector michael winners 1977 supernatural spooker the sentinel is like the wackier liberal cousin of 1968s rosemarys baby, 1973s the exorcist and 1976s the omen, yet deserves to be part of the same conversation when it comes to the best likeminded genre works of the. Christina raines is a fine actress but she isnt given much to do.
The sentinel is a 1977 american supernatural horror film directed by michael winner, and. Not ready for marriage, a fashion model moves into an unbelievably nice brooklyn heights apartment, where scary occurrences turn into a much more frightening turn of events. May 23, 2018 the sentinel 1977 a commitmentshy new york fashion model moves into an old brownstone apartment, meets her weird neighbours and discovers shes sitting on the gateway to hell. Michael winner watched too many fellini films and got only the.
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The sentinel is a 1977 american supernatural horror film directed by michael winner, and starring cristina raines, chris sarandon, ava gardner, burgess meredith, sylvia miles and eli wallach. The omen, but one little gem that didnt make as big a splash as its contemporaries was a little flawed gem called the sentinel. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. However, the 1977 movie the sentinel is very likely not interested in actual logic, or at least is very likely to have the perspective that strict logic is not an inherently virtuous concept. Find out whats playing at your local movie theatre at canadas longest running online movie resource. A new york city model with a troubled past, alison parker cristina raines decides to make some changes in. I probably viewed the sentinel at an age when i shouldnt have. Director michael winner death wish, the crazyawesome scream for help has an inelegant cavemancrude eye, lead actress cristina raines is as animated as a colorform, and the derivative sanctimonious plot even has the nerve to rudely sink into the police procedural zone for zero effect or reason. Its funny how the passage of time can change ones perspective on a filmand this is exactly how i feel about the movie, the sentinel 1977. Another downside to seeing so many films is that by the 35 minute mark i have the plot figured out, that did not happen with this movie.
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