Condemn to hell recensione, analisi, curiosita su the sentinel di michael winner, film del 1977 con cristina raines, chris sarandon. The sentinel 1977 apartment building used in the movie cristina raines. The sentinel was released theatrically by universal pictures on february 11, 1977. But the main reason for this discomfort is the sentinel released in 1977. Cristina raines chris sarandon ava gardner burgess meredith. Alternate versions the theatrical version the version released on video in the us has scenes that were removed or severely truncated for broadcast on american tv, due to nudity, sex, the use of real life dwarfs, mutilated and otherwise deformed people, and allegedly profane references to the catholic church. Breaking up with her boyfriend, michael chris sarandon, alison relocates to. The sentinel 33 michael finds alison 1977 hd youtube. The sentinel 1977 a new york city model with a troubled past, alison parker cristina raines decides to make some changes in her life. The sentinel has a reasonable idea, of an agent failing in the polygraph test due to his love affair with the first lady, but the screenplay does not have any care for the characters. 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. The sentinel 23 alisons nocturnal intruder 1977 hd youtube.
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. Aug 17, 2015 alison comes across a ghostly intruder in this clip from the sentinel. Welcome to a new, halloweencentric feature, trick r treaters. Oct 30, 2015 welcome to a new, halloweencentric feature, trick r treaters. They didnt bother editing a second of it, and i walked on christinas dad doing nasty stuff wow. Watch the sentinel online stream full movie directv. Colin finds himself forever standing guard over the gates of hell as the sentinel 1977, in a starstudded satanic supernatural shocker from death wish director michael winner.
Released 1977, the sentinel stars cristina raines, ava gardner, chris sarandon, martin balsam the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. For this weeks episode we delve into the absolutely bonkers film from 1977 the sentinel. This movie happened to be on tv the other night and i was watching bits and pieces while i was trying to work. The running time should be longer and not waste in so many exaggerated details relative to the protection of the american president, and give more attention to. Currently, it is father halliran, but that night, alison is to become the next sentinel upon his passing. 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. The sentinel di michael winner 1977 recensione film di. Aug 17, 2015 the sentinel jessabelles birthday party 1977 hd. Jeffrey konvitz said if he had one casting change he could have made it would have been to cast a total unknown as the sentinel. The people alison met in the building, the murderers, were actually reincarnated devils, who could only stop her from becoming the next sentinel by driving her to suicide. 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 heavy. He also did not like the fact that the sentinel in the movie wasnt like the one described in the book. Michael finds alison hiding in this clip from the sentinel. It was burned in my brain for years, although i had no idea what the movie was this movie just goes there and god, i love christinas apartment.
Secret service agent pete garrison michael douglas investigates a colleagues murder and subsequently becomes a suspect due to the machinations of a blackmailer who knows the secret he is hiding. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this wikipedia article constitutes fair use. Breaking up with her boyfriend, michael chris sarandon, alison relocates to an apartment in a brownstone building where the only other tenant is a withdrawn blind priest john carradine. However this is a good flick to watch nonetheless even if its never anything beyond. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. 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. He must clear his name and foil another assassination attempt while on the run from a secret service protective intelligence division agent. It runs 92 minutes and is rated r for sexual situations and nudity, violence gore and frightening intense scenes. Even though its an older movie it will keep you on your seat. This page should be moved to the sentinel 1977 film as there is a 2006 film with the same name. Aug 17, 2015 michael finds alison hiding in this clip from the sentinel. The arrow in the head staff along with some special guests will be recommending obscure fright flicks throughout the month of. 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.
With michael douglas, kiefer sutherland, kim basinger, eva longoria. The film stars cristina raines as a fashion model who moves into a fantastic apartment in a converted brooklyn brownstone. Based on jeffrey konvitzs bestselling novel, this contemporary gothic chiller features amazing special makeup effects by the legendary dick smith the exorcist, little big man and an incredible. The sentinel 1977 stream and watch online moviefone. A secret service agent is framed as the mole in an assassination attempt on the president. The sentinel 1977 alison parker cristina raines, a fashion model moves into a house inhabited by a blind priest. New york film locations from the movie the sentinel starring cristina raines. When new york fashion model cristina raines splits with her fiance chris sarandon. When michael calls 1972 abc movie of the week by cinematedman.
When i went back to watch it my system had only recorded the last 12. A new york city model with a troubled past, alison parker cristina raines decides to make some changes in her life. Aug 17, 2015 based on jeffrey konvitzs bestselling novel, this contemporary gothic chiller features amazing special makeup effects by the legendary dick smith the exorcist, little big man and an incredible. Watch the sentinel starring michael douglas in this suspense on directv. Ign on youtube ign on facebook ign on twitter more. See the full list of the sentinel cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The sentinel 23 alisons nocturnal intruder 1977 hd. Kenny and brandon discuss christopher walkens performance, or lack thereof, the 1977 supernatural horror film the sentinel. A series of strange encounters with her eccentric neighbors leaves her paranoid and on edge. I probably viewed the sentinel at an age when i shouldnt have. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. 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. Grab the sentinel on bluray at the sentinel when a.
Released 1977, the sentinel stars cristina raines, ava gardner, chris sarandon, martin balsam the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the sentinel near you. 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. 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. The sentinel jessabelles birthday party 1977 hd screamfactorytv. The sentinel 1977 horror movie dvd menu intro gallery michael winner duration. It scared the hell out of me at nineyearsold and has the same chilling effect 25 years later. Cristina raines chris sarandon ava gardner burgess meredith sylvia miles, i received the ukpal dvd in the mail today. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Christina raines is a fine actress but she isnt given much to do here, not helped by the fact that apparently director michael winner was a complete shit to her on set, and once she survives this horrific encounter with. At night, ghouls forever embedded in my mind after three decades of horror films still lurk behind it. The sentinel 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Original title the sentinel 1977 universal studios. 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. I first saw the sentinel on a local channel when i was growing up. Then just when you thought the movie was over we get this idiotic stinger ending where the film jumps ahead several years, where. Mystery movies 1977 every mystery movie coming out in 1977. 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. This was one shad had seen an edited version of as a child and betty had not seen at all. 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. 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 sentinel 1977 a commitmentshy new york fashion model moves into an old brownstone apartment, meets her weird neighbours and discovers shes sitting on. But i give the casting director extra stars for the cast, ava gardner, eli wallach, chris sarandon, john carradine, burgess meredith, a very young christopher walken he was quite handsome then, beverly. In the wake of such satanicthemed thrillers as rosemarys baby, the exorcist and the omen comes the sentinel. Every movie releasing in january 1977 in theaters, streaming, bluray and dvd. The sentinel 1977 apartment building used in the movie.
Alison comes across a ghostly intruder in this clip from the sentinel. She begins having strange physical problems as well as trouble sleeping at night combined with nasty flashbacks of her attempted suicide. Chris sarandon saves the sentinel from its own excess. The sentinel is good, but like i previously stated could have been a lot better than what it turned out to be. The sentinel is a 1977 american horror film based on the 1974 novel of the same name by jeffrey konvitz, who also. Thankfully, every now and then you come upon a somewhat wellknown horror film you just havent gotten around to watching yet.