February 11 1977 

THE SENTINEL opens in NY.  Directed by Michael Winner. Adapted  from the novel by Jeffrey Konvitz, with Winner and Konvitz sharing screenplay credit. Loopy, occasionally creepy, Rosemary's Baby/Exorcist mash-up focusing on a demonic coven's efforts to install young a model as new guardian at the gates of hell. Cristina Raines leads a veteran, prestigious cast that includes Burgess Meredith, Eli Wallach, Jose Ferrer, Arthur Kennedy, Martin Balsam, Sylvia Miles, Ava Gardner and Beverley D'Angelo, with cameos from young up-and-comers Christopher Walken, Jeff Goldblum, and Tom Berenger.  

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