Before Sudden Impact coined “Go ahead, make my day,” Clint Eastwood directed and starred in one of the most relentlessly punishing action-thrillers of the 1970s: .

“The mob wants her dead. The police want him dead. All they have is each other... and The Gauntlet.”

Here’s a write-up for The Gauntlet (1977) suitable for a 720p English subtitled version, such as for a blog, torrent description, or film database entry. The Gauntlet (1977) Starring: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke Director: Clint Eastwood Genre: Action / Crime / Thriller Quality: 720p Subtitles: English .SRT included

109 minutes Rated: R (violence, pervasive language, nudity)

What follows is not a chase, but a siege. Shockley and Gus find themselves trapped in a beat-up bus, forced to run a literal “gauntlet” of hundreds of police officers firing machine guns, shotguns, and pistols through 30 miles of open desert highway. Eastwood strips away the Dirty Harry bravado here; Shockley is scared, outgunned, and outmatched, relying on stubborn grit and a bulletproof vest that takes a staggering amount of punishment.