Mar 27, 2012 ava gardner was propelled to stardom in 1946 for the femme fatale role she played in the killers. The sentinel is a grand 1970s horror film staffed with a cast rivaling the pictures made by robert altman or irwin allen. Based on the book by jeffrey konvitz the story of the sentinel deals with a young woman who moves into an old brownstone apartment building, meets a group of eccentric neighbors, and then learns that almost everyone around her has malicious intent and sinister motives. From new york timesbestselling author jeffrey konvitz, the sentinel, which was adapted into a feature film starring ava gardner, cristina raines, and chris sarandon, is classic horror at its best. The plot focuses on a young model who moves into a. Jul 09, 2017 film title the sentinel director michael winner starring cristina raines as alison parker chris sarandon as michael lerman john carradine as father halliran burgess meredith as charles chazen ava gardner as miss logan deborah raffin as jennifer arthur kennedy as monsignor eli wallach as detective gatz christopher walken as detective rizzo martin balsam as professor ruzinsky jose. With cristina raines, ava gardner, chris sarandon, martin balsam. Ava gardner was a broke alcoholic when in 1988, in a desperate bid to raise some cash, she decided to write her memoir and made what turned out to be a deathbed confessions detailing her many affairs and marriages. Apr 11, 2012 this video was uploaded from an android phone. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. It is based on the 1974 novel of the same name by jeffrey konvitz who also cowrote the screenplay with. The sentinel a hidden horror gem 40 years later cryptic rock. The sentinel 1977 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia.
This horror film features a topnotch supporting cast, including jos ferrer, ava gardner, burgess meredith, martin balsam and eli wallach, with christopher walken and jeff goldblum in small roles. But i give the casting director extra stars for the cast, ava gardner, eli wallach, chris sarandon, john carradine, burgess meredith, a. It also features christopher walken, jeff goldblum, john carradine, jerry orbach, tom berenger, nana visitor and beverly dangelo in supporting roles. A detail so outlandish in relation to todays housing crunch that even after the story begins dropping hints that the building is built. The sentinel is a 1977 american supernatural horror film directed by michael winner, and starring cristina raines, chris sarandon, ava gardner, burgess. The sentinel is a 1977 american horror film based on the 1974 novel of the same name by jeffrey konvitz, who also. Among her notable films are the killers, mogambo, the barefoot contessa, and bhowani junction. Why we love it fans of the sentinel and there are many will firstly appreciate the new hd transfer, stricken from the original interpositive. The film stars cristina raines, chris sarandon, ava gardner, burgess meredith, sylvia miles, and eli wallach.
The sentinel is a 1977 american horror film based on the 1974 novel of the same name by jeffrey konvitz, who also cowrote the screenplay with director michael winner. I cant remember the last time i saw a film with so many recognizable faceschristopher walken, chris sarandon, beverly dangelo, burgess meredith, john carradine, jerry orbach, jeff goldblum, ava gardner, martin balsam, jose ferrar, eli wallach, arthur kennedy, and tom. William and harry have a secret stepsister but theres a good reason why shes kept hidden duration. Jun 16, 2010 the thursday horror picture show will screen the sentinel thursday, june 17, at 8 p. 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. Ava lavinia gardner december 24, 1922 january 25, 1990 was an american actress and singer. Chris sarandon, cristina raines, martin balsam, john carradine, jose ferrer, ava gardner, arthur kennedy, burgess meredith, sylvia miles, deborah raffin the sentinel streaming a fashion model moves into a house inhabited on the top floor by a blind priest.
Ava lavina gardner was born on december 24, 1922 in grabtown, north carolina, to mary elizabeth. The film is her first critical success after a series of clinkers the sentinel, the kidnapping of the president. Hosted by xpress movie critics ken hanke and justin souther. She died in 1990 after canceling the project and her ghostwriter, peter evans, took the tapes to his grave. Ava gardner 1971 horror film the sentinel vintage orig. It also features christopher walken, jeff goldblum, john carradine, jerry orbach, tom berenger, nana visitor. It also features christopher walken, jeff goldblum, john carradine, jerry orbach, tom berenger, and beverly dangelo. Lala land records and universal studios proudly present the fourth title in the acclaimed universal pictures film music heritage collection the world premiere official release of the original motion picture score to the bigscreen 1977 horror chiller, the sentinel, starring chris sarandon, cristina raines, ava gardner, burgess meredith and martin balsam, and directed by. Ava lavina gardner was born on december 24, 1922 in grabtown, north carolina, to mary elizabeth and jonas bailey gardner. Ava gardner, american film actress of the 1940s and 50s who, despite her renowned beauty and sensuality, successfully resisted being typecast as a sex symbol. Born ava lavinia gardner on christmas eve, 1922, she was signed to a contract with mgm studios in 1941 at. Bullshit, nonsense, huffs gardner of her academy award chances. The documentary scotty and the secret history of hollywood tells of a man, now 94, who procured samesex partners for some of hollywoods biggest stars.
The sentinel is one of the strangest horror films of the 1970s. Ava gardner full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Apr 07, 2015 ava gardner was a broke alcoholic when in 1988, in a desperate bid to raise some cash, she decided to write her memoir and made what turned out to be a deathbed confessions detailing her many affairs and marriages. A film which plagiarises so brazenly and so badly that it seems like little more than a pile of outtakes from recent supernatural successes. Perhaps the most surprising thing about the film apart from winners uncanny ability to woo old pros like ava gardner, burgess meredith, arthur kennedy, jose ferrer, eli wallach etc. Ava gardner is back and beautiful at 59but all she wants is. One film consistently lauded by horror fans is director michael winners the sentinel. The sentinel is a 1977 american horror film directed by michael winner and starring cristina rainel, chris sarandon, ava gardne, burgess meredith,sylvia miles, and eli wallach. 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. The thursday horror picture show will screen the sentinel thursday, june 17, at 8 p.
Sep 22, 2015 why we love it fans of the sentinel and there are many will firstly appreciate the new hd transfer, stricken from the original interpositive. The sentinel film streaming gratuit, voir film en streaming. The film also features chrisopher walken, jeff orbach, tom berenger, and beverly dangelo in supporting roles. She first signed a contract with metrogoldwynmayer mgm in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until gardner drew critic attention with her performance in robert siodmaks the killers 1946. She was nominated for an academy award for best actress for her performance in john fords mogambo. I remember first reading the sentinel in paperback and thinking what a great film it would make, and then i saw it at the cinema when it first came out and was not disappointed. Ava gardner is back and beautiful at 59but all she wants.
When thinking of horror films from the 1970s, most turn to 1973s the. The sentinel is a 1977 american supernatural horror film directed by michael winner, and starring cristina raines, chris sarandon, ava gardner, burgess meredith, sylvia miles and eli wallach. A young woman moves into an apartment in a building which houses a sinister evil. Batman returns 1992 as detective rizzo, ava gardner the killers. Lorraine slaby banks, a teacher and librarian in broward county for 32 years and cofounder of the ava gardner museum, has died from complications after an asthma attack.
Ava gardner was propelled to stardom in 1946 for the femme fatale role she played in the killers. Cristina raines, chris sarandon, ava gardner, burgess meredith, beverly dangelo, jeff goldblum, michael winner. Because of the resounding success enjoyed by that picture, she became a recognized superstar and arguably the most beautiful woman of her day. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick. Sex crazed ava gardner deathbed confessions national. Ava gardner 1971 horror film the sentinel vintage orig photo. Now those of you who have read or seen the film version of rosemarys baby you can clearly tell that this story is a tad. Christopher walken, chris sarandon, jerry orbach, ava gardner, cristina raines distributor. 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.
Michael winner watched too many fellini films and got only the. The film itself merits at least four stars, with fine acting, good cast and most original plot. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. The sentinel 1977 classic scifi and horror movie dvdr.
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