L'Épreuve de force

Titre original : The Gauntlet

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6,4/10

26 k

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Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke in L'Épreuve de force (1977)

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Road Trip Action Crime Thriller

Un flic coriace mais médiocre a pour mission d'escorter une prostituée de Las Vegas à Phoenix, afin qu'elle puisse témoigner dans un procès contre la mafia. Mais beaucoup de gens font littér... Tout lireUn flic coriace mais médiocre a pour mission d'escorter une prostituée de Las Vegas à Phoenix, afin qu'elle puisse témoigner dans un procès contre la mafia. Mais beaucoup de gens font littéralement le pari qu'ils ne s'en sortiront pas vivants.Un flic coriace mais médiocre a pour mission d'escorter une prostituée de Las Vegas à Phoenix, afin qu'elle puisse témoigner dans un procès contre la mafia. Mais beaucoup de gens font littéralement le pari qu'ils ne s'en sortiront pas vivants.

Réalisation
- Clint Eastwood
Scénario
- Michael Butler
- Dennis Shryack
Casting principal

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NOTE IMDb

6,4/10

26 k

MA NOTE

Réalisation
- Clint Eastwood
Scénario
- Michael Butler
- Dennis Shryack
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Récompenses
- 1 nomination au total

Vidéos1

Trailer 2:35

The Gauntlet

Photos205

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Anecdotes
More than 8,000 rounds were used for the climactic shoot-out scene.

Gaffes
Shockley uses an oxy-acetylene cutting torch, when he should be using a welding torch (which is connected only to the acetylene tank).

He used what he had to hand. It's perfectly possible to weld with an oxy-acetylene cutting torch as long as he doesn't hit the oxy cutting lever.

Citations
Ben Shockley: On a scale of one to ten, I'd have to give her a two, and that's because I haven't seen a one before.

Crédits fous
A disclaimer at the end reads: "Law enforcement procedures depicted in this film do not necessarily represent those of any law enforcement agency mentioned herein."

Versions alternatives
Back in 1978 Norwegian cinema version was cut to get an 16 rating, later video rental version and DVD version are uncut.

Connexions
Featured in The Gauntlet: Behind the Scenes (1977)

Bandes originales
Just A Closer Walk with Thee
(uncredited)
Traditional

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Commentaire à la une

7/10

Over the top and silly, but still undeniably solid action fun. I keep rewatching this flick year after year...

The Clint Eastwood fans already know what fun action they can expect, for those people yet unknown with Clint Eastwood, one can expect shoot-out after shoot-out. The story is about a corrupt police chief trying to kill a witness before she can testify to his corruption.

The good: terrific action, however silly and over the top, it is still incredibly enjoyable. Great role by a lovely Sandra Locke, who provides a bit of budding romance. And there is an excellent bad guy as well. What more could I wish for in a dirty cop action movie?

Any bad? Well, the story is completely NOT credible up to RIDICULOUS, because at many moments it makes no sense whatsoever. For those who want a realistic story, pass this one by. For those (like me) who first most want to see full blown fun action, this is definitely worth the watch...