The Gauntlet
“Clint Eastwood is the man in the middle of The Gauntlet”
Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness from Las Vegas. The witness turns out to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties—and incriminating information regarding a high-ranking official.
Genres
Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller
Studio
Malpaso Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Gauntlet performed
Budget
$5.5M
Worldwide Gross
$26.4M
Gross Profit
$20.9M
Return
4.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$4M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Ben Shockley
Clint Eastwood
Ben Shockley
Gus Mally
Sondra Locke
Gus Mally
Josephson
Pat Hingle
Josephson
Blakelock
William Prince
Blakelock
Constable
Bill McKinney
Constable
Feyderspiel
Michael Cavanaugh
Feyderspiel
Waitress
Carole Cook
Waitress
Jail Matron
Mara Corday
Jail Matron
Bookie
Doug McGrath
Bookie
Desk Sergeant
Jeff Morris
Desk Sergeant
Old Lady on Bus
Mildred Brion
Old Lady on Bus
Bus Driver
Carver Barnes
Bus Driver
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