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The Gauntlet

1977

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince ...

6.0

6,393

Action. Thriller In Phoenix, the alcoholic and mediocre detective Ben Shockley is assigned by the Chief Commissary Blakelock to bring the witness Gus Mally from Las Vegas for a minor trial. Shockley travels to Vegas and finds that Gus Malley is an aggressive and intelligent prostitute with college degree and she tells him that the odds are against her showing up in court. Shockley learns that she will actually testify against a powerful mobster and the ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"It is a movie without a single thought in its head, but its action sequences are so ferociously staged that it's impossible not to pay attention most of the time."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"[It] is classic Clint Eastwood: fast, furious, and funny(…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Chris Petit Time Out	"A major source of amusement is watching Eastwood the director leaving Eastwood the actor barely in control throughout. Eastwood's 'Annie Hall'?"	POS
United States	Gary Arnold The Washington Post	"[It] improves on East-wood's customary box-office success (...) 'The Gauntlet' is engineered to provide a vicarious release for destructive impulses"	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"Eastwood stars in 'The Gauntlet' as a person who might be on the receiving end of the violence epitomized in his famed Dirty Harry film series."	POS

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