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• Michael Douglas stars as an out of favour Secret Service agent struggling to clear his sullied name and foil an attempt to kill the president in the action thriller film The Sentinel.

• Fast Facts

  1. Release date: April 21, 2006
  2. Director: Clark Johnson
  3. Screenwriter: George Nolfi
  4. Producers: Bill Carraro, Michael Douglas, Marcy Drogin, Arnon Milchan, George Nolfi
  5. Distributor: 20th Century Fox
  6. MPAA rating: PG - 13 for some intense action, violence and a scene of sensuality
  7. Run time: 105 minutes
  8. Filmed in Toronto, CanadaYahoo! Movies: The Sentinel
  9. U.S. box office gross: $36,279,230Yahoo! Movies: The Sentinel
  10. Based on a novel by former Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich

• Plot Summary

  Veteran Secret Service agent Pete Garrison (Michael Douglas) is in charge of security for First Lady Sarah Ballentine (Kim Basinger), with whom he is having an affair. However, when one of his colleagues is murdered while investigating a potential spy behind a plot to kill the president, Garrison is framed for the murder and fired from his position. While he is being pursued by fellow agents David Breckinridge (Kiefer Sutherland) and Jill Marin (Eva Longoria), Garrison searches for evidence that will clear his name while trying to uncover the real mole behind the assassination attempt.

• Cast

  • Michael Douglas: Special Agent Pete Garrison
  • Kiefer Sutherland: Special Agent David Breckinridge
  • Eva Longoria: Special Agent Jill Marin
  • Ritchie Coster: The Handler
  • Kim Basinger: First Lady Sarah Ballentine
  • David Rasche: President John Ballentine
  • Martin Donovan: Supervisory Special Agent William Montrose
  • Clark Johnson: Special Agent Charles Merriweather

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