The Gauntlet
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Warner Bros.  (1977) 111 mins R

6.2 (5,359 votes)
Brassy prostitute Gus Marley (Sandra Locke) is a Federal witness in a Mafia trial. It is the responsibility of alcoholic cop Ben Shockley (Clint Eastwood) to get her from Las Vegas to Phoenix in one piece so that she can testify in court. Ben does not take much attention to Gus’s warnings that they in danger but soon figures out for himself that his superiors want Gus dead and they chose him for the job assuming that he would fail. It soon becomes clear that the duo have to be very selective in who they can trust as they embark on their perilous journey....

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Cast and Crew
Clint Eastwood  ......  Ben Shockley
Sondra Locke  ......  Gus Mally
Pat Hingle  ......  Josephson
William Prince  ......  Blakelock
Bill McKinney  ......  Constable
Michael Cavanaugh  ......  Feyderspiel
Director  .....  Clint Eastwood
Producer  .....  Robert Daley; Fritz Manes
Writer  .....  Michael Butler; Dennis Shryack
Notes
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Shockley and Gus walk towards the road after the house shoot out, state troopers are seen holding back crowds that have gathered to see what the gun fire was all about. (more)

Trivia:
More than 8,000 rounds were used for the climactic shootout scene. (more)

Filming Locations:
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (more)

Quotes:
Constable: I got this here buddy, he had the idea one time we'd open up a string of whorehouses and advertise them like them fried chicken places. "Finger lickin' good!"
[laughs hysterically]
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