Ben Shockley (Clint Eastwood) the witness is a hardened hooker (Sondra Locke) whom everyone - including crooked cops - wants dead. Facebook · Warner Classics Trivia - The Gauntlet (1977) - IMDb
remains a standout in Clint Eastwood’s directorial career, offering a "cheerfully preposterous" alternative to his more stoic Dirty Harry persona. The film stars Eastwood as Ben Shockley, a down-and-out, alcoholic Phoenix detective tasked with what seems like a routine job: escorting a witness, Gus Mally (), from Las Vegas to Phoenix to testify in a mob trial. A Plot of "Sixty-to-One" Odds The Gauntlet - Clint Eastwood 1977 Eng Subs 720...
You specified “Eng Subs,” and for good reason. While The Gauntlet is in English, subtitles serve two major purposes: Ben Shockley (Clint Eastwood) the witness is a
What follows is 109 minutes of pure, unapologetic carnage. Shockley and Mally commandeer a bus, a police car, and finally a battered city bus that becomes a rolling fortress. The film’s climax — a fifteen-minute, slow-motion assault where the bus charges down a Phoenix boulevard while hundreds of cops unload their service revolvers into it — is one of the most audacious action sequences ever filmed. A Plot of "Sixty-to-One" Odds You specified “Eng
If you are watching a "720p Eng Subs" version, here is what to expect from the presentation: Trivia - The Gauntlet (1977) - IMDb
While critics in 1977 were lukewarm (Roger Ebert gave it 2.5 stars, calling it “too mechanical”), The Gauntlet has aged into a cult classic. You can see its DNA in:
In an iconic finale, they drive a custom-armored bus through a literal "gauntlet" of hundreds of police officers firing thousands of rounds of ammunition at them. Cast and Production The Gauntlet (1977)