The Sentinel

The Sentinel

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

1977•1h 32m•6.1/10

HorrorMysteryFantasy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.1/10(221)

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.

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Production

Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Cristina Raines

Cristina Raines

Alison Parker

Chris Sarandon

Chris Sarandon

Michael Lerman

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Prof. Ruzinsky

John Carradine

John Carradine

Fr. Francis Matthew Halloran

José Ferrer

José Ferrer

Priest of the Brotherhood

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Helen Logan

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Monsignor Franchino

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Charles Chazen

Sylvia Miles

Sylvia Miles

Gerde Engstrom

Deborah Raffin

Deborah Raffin

Jennifer

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Detective Gatz

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Det. Rizzo

Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach

Michael Dayton

Beverly D'Angelo

Beverly D'Angelo

Sandra

Gary Allen

Malcolm Stinnett

Tresa Hughes

Tresa Hughes

Rebecca Stinnett

Kate Harrington

Anna Clark

Jane Hoffman

Jane Hoffman

Lillian Clotkin

Elaine Shore

Emma Clotkin

Hank Garrett

Hank Garrett

James Brenner

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