The Sentinel (2006 film)
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| Directed by | Clark Johnson |
| Produced by |
Michael Douglas Marcy Drogin Arnon Milchan |
| Written by |
George Nolfi Gerald Petievich (novel) |
| Starring |
Michael Douglas Kiefer Sutherland Eva Longoria Martin Donovan Kim Basinger |
| Music by | Christophe Beck |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Beristain |
| Edited by | Cindy Mollo |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Release date
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April 21, 2006 |
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Running time
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108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $78.1 million |
The Sentinel is a 2006 crime thriller film directed by Clark Johnson about a veteran United States Secret Service special agent who is suspected as a traitor after an attempted assassination of the president reveals that someone within the Service is providing information to the assassins.
The film stars Michael Douglas as the veteran agent, Kiefer Sutherland as his protégé, Eva Longoria as a rookie Secret Service agent, and Kim Basinger in the role of the First Lady. It is based on the novel of the same name by former Secret Service Agent Gerald Petievich, the author of the book To Live and Die in L.A., also made into a film. It was filmed in Washington, D.C. and in the Canadian cities of Toronto and Kleinburg, Ontario.
Pete Garrison (Michael Douglas) is a Secret Service agent and one of the personal bodyguards for First Lady of the United States Sarah Ballentine (Kim Basinger), with whom he is having an affair. He is one of the oldest and most experienced agents, having been involved in saving Ronald Reagan's life. His close friend and fellow agent, Charlie Merriweather (Clark Johnson), is murdered. Garrison gets word from a trusted informant that the killing of Merriweather is related to an assassination plot against the President. The intelligence provided by the informant reveals the presence of a mole with access to the President's security detail.
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