The Sentinel
Veteran Secret Service agent Pete Garrison must outrun his own agency, expose a treacherous insider, and stop an imminent presidential assassination to clear his name.
“In 141 years, there's never been a traitor in the Secret Service... until now.”
Synopsis
Pete Garrison, a veteran Secret Service agent, begins investigating the murder of a colleague, only to be framed as a mole in connection with an assassination attempt on the President. The conspiracy is orchestrated by a blackmailer who is aware of a secret that Garrison has been hiding. Stripped of his position and disgraced, Garrison becomes a fugitive while evading two determined federal investigators. As he fights to clear his name, he also works to prevent the President from being assassinated.
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Principal cast & crew: 38
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Cindy MolloShot by Gabriel BeristainScored by Christophe BeckDesigned by Andrew Mcalpine
Box Office
2006 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.3× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$78.8M
US & Canada: $36.3M — 46% of worldwide · International: $42.5M (54%)
Opening weekend: $14.4M — 40% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $17.9M — 49% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,819 theaters
Also known as
- The Sentinel - Wem kannst du trauen?de
- El centinelaes
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Cast & Crew
38 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Michael Douglas
as Pete Garrison
Kiefer Sutherland
as David Breckinridge
Kim Basinger
as 1st Lady Sarah Ballentine
Eva Longoria
as Jill Marin
Martin Donovan
as William Montrose
Ritchie Coster
as The Handler
Blair Brown
as National Security Advisor
David Rasche
as President Ballentine
Kristin Lehman
as Cindy Breckinridge
Raynor Scheine
as Walter Xavier
Chuck Shamata
as Director Overbrook
Paul Calderon
as Deputy Director Cortes
Supporting cast
16Clark Johnson
as Charlie Merriweather
Raoul Bhaneja
as Aziz Hassad
Yanna Mcintosh
as Teddy Vargas
Joshua Peace
as Agent Davies (as Josh Peace)
Simon Reynolds
as Tom DiPaola
Gloria Reuben
as Mrs. Merriweather
Scott Gibson
as Detective #1
Ron Lea
as Detective #2
Roman Podhora
as Chaminski
Sarah Plommer
as Pres Detail Agent #4
Conrad Coates
as Agent Hauser
Gordon Currie
as Director's Aide
Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Matt Birman
as PID Agent #1
Rosario Rivadeneira
as Maid
Brian Bolter
as News Anchor (uncredited)
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