michael winner be probably best know for his revenge theme film and such a death wish and chato land and but he be equally gift a a director of occult horror cinema and a the sentinel of 1977 prof . the sentinel and which be base on a novel by john konvitz and who also write the screenplay and be a clever and immensely creepy religious chiller that no lover of occult horror should consider miss . the film be obviously inspire by successful occult classic such a rosemary baby and the exorcist or the omen and but and as far a i be concern and it be also easily as unsettling a these more widely acclaim film and and probably even creepy . allison parker ( christina raines ) be a beautiful young new york model . traumatize by event in her her past and not yet willing to marry her lawyer boyfriend ( chris sarandon ) and allison be in search for an apartment and and find a big and incredibly nice one and which be also affordable and in an old mansion in brooklyn . the new apartment and however and come along with a bunch of very strange other tenant . and the sinister new neighbor soon become more than a little bothersome to alice . this may not be an adequate plot synopsis and but i would hate to spoil any of this film great moment and so i will not give any further plot description . what i will say and however and be that the sentinel be a very creepy and effective film that profit from a great cast as well a an often bizarre and constantly uncanny atmosphere . the fact that director michael winner and writer john konnvitz also act a producer here certainly have it influence on the outcome . the film be imaginatively photograph and and the eerie old brooklyn mansion be a fantastic setting for this kind of film . a mention above and the atmosphere be obscure and creepy and and the film also include several shock moment and genuine scare . the film feature many sinister and eccentric character and and the cast be superb . beautiful christina raines be great in her role of allison parker and lovable and yet on the cusp to lose her mind . chris sarandon be also very good a her boyfriend and a successful lawyer and and the support cast include many big name and such a christopher walken and jeff goldblum and jerry orbach and beverly dangelo and tom berenger and before become really famous . the cast also include star like ava gardner and horror icon john carradine and burgess meredith and and and my personal favorite and the great eli wallach a a cynical homicide detective . i have be a great fan of director michael winner for a long time and mostly for film like death wish and chato land . the sentinel be yet another great film in winner repertoire and and also the proof that the man be not only a master of hard boil revenge cinema and but also of atmospheric occult horror . all in all and the sentinel be a creepy and intelligent and and amazingly bizarre occult chiller that be highly recommend to all horror fan .