The man who never gives up

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Movie
German title The man who never gives up
Original title The Gauntlet
The gauntlet de.svg
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1977
length 109 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Clint Eastwood
script Michael Butler ,
Dennis Shryack
production Robert Daley
music Jerry Fielding
camera Rexford L. Metz
cut Joel Cox ,
Ferris Webster
occupation

The man who never gives up (Original title: The Gauntlet ) is an American action thriller from 1977 . Directed by Clint Eastwood , who also took on the lead; the script was written by Michael Butler and Dennis Shryack .

action

The hired cop and alcoholic Ben Shockley is tasked by his boss with the transfer of the prostitute Gus Mally from Las Vegas to Phoenix . She should testify as a witness in a process. Once in Vegas, he picks her up from the local area and is already warned by her not to bring her to Phoenix, as bets have been made on her death. The bet is listed as a "Mally No Show" in horse racing in Vegas. Shockley doesn't believe her and is promptly attacked by strangers in the car on the street. They flee to Mally's house. When Shockley calls the local authorities, the police are instructed to move the house. They shoot it short and sweet. They can escape into the open through a secret tunnel. Shockley forces a patrolman to take them both out of town and to the city limits. There they are to be taken over by the Phoenix police. To be on the safe side, he first sends the policeman to the meeting point on his own, and it is riddled with bullets upon receipt.

Ben and Gus continue to flee on foot, and an overnight stay in the open air leads to a mental ordeal in which she tells him everything. When rockers appear there that morning , Shockley forces one at gunpoint to give him his motorcycle. With this they drive on through the no man's land and are suddenly chased by a helicopter. This gets caught in the power lines and goes up in flames.

In a small town and after a rest, a Greyhound coach is hijacked and armored with metal plates - since Shockley has recognized through Mally that his own boss Blakelock is the man she is supposed to testify against, he fears not being welcomed in a friendly manner. In the meantime, his boss has given Blakelock instructions to guard the way to the court with police officers. When the bus comes into town, Shockley is said to be lured off the bus by his friend Josephson to finish him off. Josephson is shot and Ben injured. He now drives at walking pace to the court. He is shot at by police officers who have received the wrong order. The perforated bus arrives at the court, and Ben drags himself out onto the forecourt, surrounded by his uniformed colleagues. They have stopped the fire when Blakelock comes and angrily orders both of them to be killed. He injures Shockley again and accidentally kills the prosecutor. Mally shoots him with a police weapon in the heat of the moment.

Reviews

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was "extremely exciting and effective, but also roughly staged". The “absurdity of the story” nullifies the “critical intention”; the protagonist recognizes “his fascist traits”, but this has no consequences.

Cinema magazine wrote that the “furious” film offered “breathtaking and precisely staged action”.

backgrounds

The film was in Las Vegas , in Phoenix ( Arizona ) and superior shot (Arizona). Its production amounted to an estimated 5.5 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 26.4 million in US cinemas. The original title is The Gauntlet , so "gauntlet". In 2006 a remake was shot with 16 blocks .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Man Who Never Gives Up in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed June 10, 2008
  2. ↑ Cinema , accessed June 10, 2008
  3. ^ Filming locations for The Gauntlet , accessed June 10, 2008
  4. ^ Box office / business for The Gauntlet , accessed June 10, 2008