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Release Date:
12 May 1977 (West Germany)
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She was young. She was beautiful. She was next! more
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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3 nominations
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(3 articles)
Fango scribe’s Blood Spattered Book!
(From Fangoria. 23 September 2009, 2:32 PM, PDT)
Weekly Body Count: Spirits Captured On Film
(From SoundOnSight. 26 May 2009, 10:27 PM, PDT)
(From Fangoria. 23 September 2009, 2:32 PM, PDT)
Weekly Body Count: Spirits Captured On Film
(From SoundOnSight. 26 May 2009, 10:27 PM, PDT)
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black and white cat...black and white cake
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Chris Sarandon | ... | Michael Lerman | |
| Cristina Raines | ... | Alison Parker | |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Prof. Ruzinsky | |
| John Carradine | ... | Fr. Halliran | |
| 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 |
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92 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
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)
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There was a bit of controversy surrounding this film upon its release when it was leaked that director Michael Winner used real human oddities for the Dead rising up from hell scene at the film's conclusion.
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Crew or equipment visible: As the hearse passes, the camera crew and lighting equipment are reflected in the car's side.
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Referenced in Ghost Busters (1984)
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Were those really Human Oddities (Freaks) in the climax?Was Cristina Raines actually a fashion model?
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Bizarre horror movie filled with famous faces but stolen by Cristina Raines (later of TV's "Flamingo Road") as a pretty but somewhat unstable model with a gummy smile who is slated to pay for her attempted suicides by guarding the Gateway to Hell! The scenes with Raines modeling are very well captured, the mood music is perfect, Deborah Raffin is charming as Cristina's pal, but when Raines moves into a creepy Brooklyn Heights brownstone (inhabited by a blind priest on the top floor), things really start cooking. The neighbors, including a fantastically wicked Burgess Meredith and kinky couple Sylvia Miles & Beverly D'Angelo, are a diabolical lot, and Eli Wallach is great fun as a wily police detective. The movie is nearly a cross-pollination of "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Exorcist"--but what a combination! Based on the best-seller by Jeffrey Konvitz, "The Sentinel" is entertainingly spooky, full of shocks brought off well by director Michael Winner, who mounts a thoughtfully downbeat ending with skill. ***1/2 from ****