The Sentinel (1977)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.1/10   

Réalisateur:

Michael Winner

Writers:

Jeffrey Konvitz (novel)
Jeffrey Konvitz (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 mai 1977 (West Germany)

Genre:

Drame | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Accroche:

She was young. She was beautiful. She was next!

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Priest | Model | Church | Hell | Birthday Party

Awards:

3 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Truly Unique!!!

Ensemble

Chris Sarandon	...	Michael Lerman
Cristina Raines	...	Alison Parker
Martin Balsam	...	Prof. Ruzinsky
John Carradine	...	Fr. Francis Matthew Halloran
José Ferrer	...	Priest of the Brotherhood
Ava Gardner	...	Miss Logan
Arthur Kennedy	...	Monsignor Franchino
Burgess Meredith	...	Charles Chazen
Sylvia Miles	...	Gerde Engstrom
Deborah Raffin	...	Jennifer
Eli Wallach	...	Det. Gatz
Christopher Walken	...	Det. Rizzo
Jerry Orbach	...	Michael Dayton
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Sandra
Hank Garrett	...	James Brenner

Autre(s) titre(s):

La sentinelle des maudits (France) [fr]

Durée:

92 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Norway:16 (cut) | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:18 (re-rating) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Australia:R | Spain:18 | UK:15 | USA:R | Finland:K-18 (1986) (cut version) | Finland:(Banned) (1977) (uncut version)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

10 Montague Terrace, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Anecdotes:

The book on Milton's poems that Professor Ruzinsky hands to Lerman was edited by Maurice Kelley (1903-1996), an actual Milton authority.

Goofs:

Continuity: While Allison and the landlady are having coffee, the coffee cup is in the landlady's hand, then when the camera changes angles it’s on the table, then back in her hand when the camera angle goes back.

Movie Connections:

References Persona (1966)

Truly Unique!!!

Of all the movies of the seventies, none captured to truest essence of the good versus evil battle as did the Sentinel. I mean, yes, there were movies like the Exorcist, and other ones; but none of them captured the human element of the protagonist like this one. If you have time, check this one out. You may not be able to get past the dated devices as such, but this is a story worth getting into.Then there are all the stars and soon-to-be stars. My absolute favorites were Eli Wallach, Sylvia Miles, and Burgess Meredith. Then there are the subtle clues that lead to what's going on too. Pay close attention. I had to watch it four times to catch on to all the smaller weird statements like 'black and white cat, black and white cake'. Plus, the books are really good as well. I'm just sorry that they're not going to turn the second book into a film. It's so scary that it would outdo this movie.