The (archive.org) is a non-profit digital library offering free public access to collections of digitized materials, including films. For a film like The Gauntlet , the Archive serves a specific purpose:
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Directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, The Gauntlet is a relentless action thriller that strips the buddy-cop and road-movie genres down to their bare bones. Eastwood plays Ben Shockley, a beaten-down Phoenix cop who is given what seems like a milk run: transport a witness, Gus Mally (Sondra Locke), from Las Vegas to Phoenix to testify against the mob. the+gauntlet+1977+internet+archive
: Interestingly, the film was originally intended to star Steve McQueen and Barbra Streisand , but the two could not get along, leading to Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke taking the lead roles. The (archive
Finding The Gauntlet on the Internet Archive is a reminder of why digital preservation matters. This film captures a moment in time when action heroes weren't invincible superheroes, but flawed men trying to survive the odds. Eastwood plays Ben Shockley, a beaten-down Phoenix cop