The Sentinel (1992 film)
# The Sentinel (1992 film)

The Sentinel (French: La sentinelle) is a 1992 French thriller film, directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.

## Cast

* Emmanuel Salinger - Mathias Barillet
* Thibault de Montalembert - Jean-Jacques
* Jean-Louis Richard - Bleicher
* Valérie Dréville - Nathalie
* Marianne Denicourt - Marie Barillet
* Jean-Luc Boutté - Varins
* Bruno Todeschini - William
* Philippe Duclos - Macaigne
* Fabrice Desplechin - Simon
* Emmanuelle Devos - Claude
* Philippe Laudenbach - The priest
* László Szabó - Pamiat, the Russian (as Laszlo Szabo)
* Alexis Nitzer - Consul
* Mathieu Amalric - A medical student
* Nadine Alari - Mme. Barillet
* Jean-Pierre Ducos - Customs officer
* Hubert Gillet - Cop on train
* Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

## Accolades

| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Avignon Film Festival | Prix Tournage | | Won |
| Bogotá Film Festival | Silver Precolumbian Circle | | Won |
| Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | | Nominated |
| César Awards | Best First Feature Film | | Nominated |
| César Awards | Best Writing | Arnaud Desplechin | Nominated |
| César Awards | Most Promising Actor | Emmanuel Salinger | Won |
