# The Gauntlet (1977)

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**Runtime**: 109 min
**Genres**: Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller
**Directed by**: Clint Eastwood
**Written by**: Dennis Shryack, Michael Butler
**Starring**: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney, Michael Cavanaugh

> *Clint Eastwood is the man in the middle of The Gauntlet*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A Vegas bus station at 3 a.m., neon dripping like cheap perfume.

Two mismatched travelers board: a hungover cop in a rumpled uniform, a cigarette dangling unlit.

The ride back becomes a high-speed gauntlet of neon, bullets, and betrayal.

Eastwood’s gritty cautionary tale sours quicker than cheap whiskey.

**Mood tags**: neon-soaked, raw, unhinged

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