The Gauntlet

The Gauntlet

  • Director: Clint Eastwood
  • Writer: Michael Butler,Dennis Shryack
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: December 21, 1977
  • Sound mix: 4-Track Stereo
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Gauntlet
  • "The Gauntlet" is an action film directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Clint Eastwood and Sandra Rourke.
    The film tells the story of an honest police officer protecting Molly, a key witness in a drug case.

    Details

    • Release date December 21, 1977
    • Filming locations Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies Warner Bros., The Malpaso Company

    Box office

    Budget

    $5,500,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $26,414,658

    Gross worldwide

    $26,414,658

    Movie reviews

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    • By Shyanne 2022-10-16 22:50:41

      8000 bullets shot at him!

      The police and gangster film "Gauntlet" (1977), directed and starred by Dongmu, is rarely mentioned, but it is actually a typical 70'-style drama.

      The plot of this movie is very simple. The male protagonist played by Dongmu is a police officer with a straight personality. In fact, he will continue to treat him as "Dirty Harry". He...

    User comments

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    • By Bonnie 2023-09-13 20:40:35

      The interaction between the male and female protagonists is very interesting, and the ending is a little idealized, a movie I watched a long time...

    • By Freddie 2023-08-06 03:29:13

      It's comedy, it's comedy, it's...

    • By Nella 2023-07-29 16:57:54

      Bruce Willis' Brave 16th...

    • By Bertha 2023-07-24 02:06:08

      The old man has also made movies that are so bad that they can't be scrutinized with the thinking of earth people,...

    • By Ressie 2023-06-03 10:48:40

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    Movie plot

    Shackley was an honest police officer, but he was never appreciated by his superiors. It was not until he was about to retire that he took over a major case from the newly appointed chief and asked him to take Molly, an important witness in a drug case, to another city. He went to Phoenix to testify in court. When he was about to return to Phoenix, he was chased and killed by police and gangsters. All the signs made them understand...
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    Movie quotes

    • Ben Shockley: How's our Assistant D.A. these days?

      Josephson: Shit! He couldn't convict Hitler.

    • Gus Mally: You cheap shot, gutless bastard! You really get off roughing up girls, don't you? Big man! Big 45 caliber fruit!

      Ben Shockley: That's me!

    • Constable: Them fellers up there are gonna wonder why you bailed out. And I'm gonna tell 'em. You chose sides. Got yourself a little nookie and chose sides.