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1977    1h 49minAction, Drama
6.475%54%6.5
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Un policía adicto a la bebida debe escoltar a una prostituta, desde Las Vegas hasta Phoenix, para que pueda testificar en el juicio contra un mafioso. Pero la misión resulta ser más difícil de lo esperado, ya que alguien, muy poderoso, está empeñado en que no lleguen a su destino.
Directed by Clint Eastwood
  • Clint EastwoodBen Shockley / Director
  • Sondra LockeGus Mally
  • Pat HingleJosephson
  • William PrinceBlakelock
  • Bill McKinneyConstable
  • Michael CavanaughFeyderspiel
  • Carole CookWaitress
  • Mara CordayJail Matron
  • Doug McGrathBookie
  • Jeff MorrisDesk Sergeant
  • Mildred BrionOld Lady on Bus
  • Carver BarnesBus Driver
  • Roy JensonBiker
  • Dan VadisBiker
  • Michael ButlerEscritor
  • Dennis ShryackEscritor
  • Robert DaleyProductor
  • Fritz ManesAsistente de producción
  • Allen E. SmithArt Direction
  • Ira BatesSet Decoration
  • Patrick Waihace 16 h
    This isn’t Dirty Harry, and that’s probably the first hurdle for anyone watching it. Audiences expecting the confident, no-nonsense Harry Callahan instead get a washed-up, alcoholic cop who’s been written off by everyone around him. Rather than saving the world, he’s simply trying to prove that he isn’t a complete failure. The plot itself is surprisingly thin, and the first half takes its time getting where it’s going. Modern audiences raised on relentless action may find the pacing sluggish. But once the movie reaches its final act, it unleashes one of the most outrageous and entertaining action climaxes of the 1970s. The film is unmistakably a product of its era, especially in how women are treated and spoken to. Some moments feel dated today, but they also serve as a snapshot of the attitudes common in many action films of the decade. Clint Eastwood, however, remains Clint Eastwood. Even playing a broken-down cop, he still has that unmistakable stoic presence and effortless cool that made him one of the defining action stars of the era. He says more with a look than most actors do with a page of dialogue. Sondra Locke, who was Eastwood’s real-life partner at the time, shares an easy chemistry with him that helps elevate the movie beyond its simple premise. Their banter and growing trust make the long journey feel worthwhile, even when the story itself isn’t doing much. The Gauntlet isn’t among Eastwood’s best films, and it certainly doesn’t reach the heights of Dirty Harry. Still, it’s an enjoyable, old-school action movie with charismatic leads, plenty of 1970s grit, and a spectacular finale that almost makes you forget how leisurely the trip was getting there.
  • Dan S Turpin17 de mayo de 2026
    One star removed just for that idiotic ending! So good up to that moment!
  • Mister Arn21 de mayo de 2025
    "The Gauntlet" continuously amplified its drama through an escalating series of exaggerated action sequences, each outdoing its predecessor in sheer absurdity, culminating in the climactic scene of the bus daringly navigating the gauntlet. It was too absurd for me, but I would understand if you liked the film, 70s me did.

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