Synopsis
When a beautiful model, Alison Parker, rents an apartment in a gloomy New York brownstone, little does she realize that an unspeakable horror awaits her behind its doors... a mysterious gateway to hell.
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Cast
- Cristina RainesAlison Parker
- Chris SarandonMichael Lerman
- Martin BalsamProf. Ruzinsky
- John CarradineFr. Francis Matthew Halloran
- José FerrerPriest of the Brotherhood
- Ava GardnerHelen Logan
- Arthur KennedyMonsignor Franchino
- Burgess MeredithCharles Chazen
- Sylvia MilesGerde Engstrom
- Deborah RaffinJennifer
Recommendations
- 50
The Associated Press
Doesn't deliver the chills it should, but leaves an uneasy feeling. [26 Oct 1990] - 30
The New York Times
Nagging thoughts are not supposed to arise in horror pictures—last summer Mr. Winner predicted that this picture would be extremely horrifying — but The Sentinel has long stretches where there is nothing to do but notice things. - 25
TV Guide Magazine
Whereas Tod Browning showed the warm humanity of such people in FREAKS (1932), Winner cruelly exploits their handicaps for the purpose of repulsing his audience. This alone makes the film detestable. - 20
Variety
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-handed. - 0
Time Out
A film which plagiarises so brazenly - and so badly - that it seems like little more than a pile of out-takes from recent supernatural successes.
