The Sentinel (1977)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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

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.

• Released: 1977-01-07
• Genres: Horror, Mystery, Fantasy
• Runtime: 1h 32m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 237 votes

Directed by Michael Winner.

Top cast

• Cristina Raines as Alison Parker
• Chris Sarandon as Michael Lerman
• Martin Balsam as Prof. Ruzinsky
• John Carradine as Fr. Francis Matthew Halloran
• José Ferrer as Priest of the Brotherhood
• Ava Gardner as Helen Logan
• Arthur Kennedy as Monsignor Franchino
• Burgess Meredith as Charles Chazen
• Sylvia Miles as Gerde Engstrom
• Deborah Raffin as Jennifer

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Where to watch The Sentinel

• United States: stream on Darkroom; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video

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