On this day in movie history - The Gauntlet (1977):

The Gauntlet

directed by Clint Eastwood,

written by Michael Butler and Dennis Shryack,

was released in the United States on December 21, 1977.
Music by Jerry Fielding.

Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney, Michael Cavanaugh, Carole Cook, Mara Corday, Doug McGrath, Jeff Morris, Samantha Doane, Roy Jenson, Dan Vadis, Carver Barnes, Robert Barrett, Teddy Bear, Mildred Brion, Ron Chapman, Don Circle, James W. Gavin, Thomas H. Friedkin, Darwin Lamb, Roger Lowe, Fritz Manes, John Quiroga, Josef Rainer, Art Rimdzius, Al Silvani, Michael L. Cooley, Marneen Fields, Dennis Jenkins, Mike Mangiaruca, Butch Price, Terry D. Seago, Steve Wargo, Tom Willett.

On this day in movie history - Grand Prix (1966):

Grand Prix

directed by John Frankenheimer,

written by Robert Alan Aurthur,

was released in the United States on December 21, 1966.
Music by Maurice Jarre.

Cast:

James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshirô Mifune, Brian Bedford, Jessica Walter, Antonio Sabato, Françoise Hardy, Adolfo Celi, Claude Dauphin, Enzo Fiermonte, Geneviève Page, Jack Watson, Donald O'Brien, Jean Michaud, Albert Rémy, Rachel Kempson, Ralph Michael, Alan Fordney, Anthony Marsh, Tommy Franklin, Phil Hill, Graham Hill, Bernard Cahier, Masaaki Asukai, Lorenzo Bandini, Raymond Baxter, Roy Beck, Salvatore Billa, Bob Bondurant, Joakim Bonnier, Jack Brabham, John Bryson, Jim Clark, Eugenio Dragoni, Evans Evans, Tiziano Feroldi, Paul Frees, Alain Gerard, Richie Ginther, Noël Godin, Dan Gurney, Arthur Howard, Gilberto Mazzi, Bruce McLaren, Jochen Rindt, Jo Siffert.

Born on this day – Ulli Lommel:

Ulli Lommel

Actor

Director

December 21, 1944 – December 2, 2017

Born on this day – Gwen McCrae:

Gwen McCrae

Singer

December 21, 1943 – February 21, 2025

Credits:

Albums:

For Your Love (2012); Funky Sensation (2015); Girlfriends Boyfriend (1996); Golden Classics (1993); Gwen Mc Crae Live at the New Morning (2006); Gwen McCrae (1974); Gwen McCrae Sings TK (2006); Gwen McCrae: Cat & Atlantic Years (2019); Henry Stone's Best of Gwen Mccrae (2014); Lay It On Me: The Columbia Years (2010); Let’s Straighten It Out / Melody of Life (2005); Let's Straighten It Out (1978); Live in Paris at New Morning (2006); Melody of Life (1979); On My Way (1982); Psychic Hot Line (1996); Rock Your Baby: The Best of George & Gwen McCrae (1993); Rockin' Chair & Let's Straighten It Out (1999); Rockin' Chair/Something So Right (2005); Something so Right (1976); Soul From Miami USA (1975); The Best Of Gwen McCrae (1992); Together (1975); You and I Were Made for Each Other (2011).

Songs:

90% of Me; All This Love That I’m Givin’; Clean Up Woman; Cradle of Love; Damn Right It’s Good; Doin’ It; For Your Love; Funky Sensation; Girlfriend's Boyfriend; He's Not You; I Found a Love; I Got Nothing to Lose but the Blues; I Need to Be With You; It Keeps on Raining; It’s Worth the Hurt; Keep the Fire Burning; Lead Me On; Let Nature Take Its Course; Love Without Sex; Maybe I’ll Find Somebody New; Mechanical Body; Move Me Baby; Rock Your Baby; Rockin’ Chair; Something So Right; Starting All Over Again; The Rub; Winners Together or Losers Apart; You and I Were Made for Each Other; You Were Always on My Mind.

Movies and television:

American Bandstand (1975); AVRO's Toppop (1983); Cassius: Feeling for You (1999); Clubbed (2008); Love Serenade (1996); She's So Lovely (1997); Skins (2007); Soul Train (1977); Sunday Driver (2005); The Breaks (2017); The Dukes of Hazzard (2005); The Last Days of Disco (1998); The Midnight Special (1975); The Weird World of Blowfly (2010).

Born on this day – Jack Nance:

Jack Nance

Actor

December 21, 1943 – December 30, 1996

Born on this day – Gail Lumet Buckley:

Gail Lumet Buckley

Writer

December 21, 1937 – July 27, 2024

Credits:

Books:

American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm (2001); The Black Calhouns: From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family (2016); The Hornes: An American Family (1986).

Television:

American Masters (1996–2021).

Born on this day – John G. Avildsen:

John G. Avildsen

Director

December 21, 1935 – June 16, 2017

Credits:

Let Love Last (2014); Inferno (1999); A Fine and Private Place (1998); 8 Seconds (1994); The Power of One (1992); Rocky V (1990); The Karate Kid Part III (1989); Lean on Me (1989); For Keeps? (1988); Happy New Year (1987); The Karate Kid Part II (1986); The Karate Kid (1984); Murder Ink (1983); A Night in Heaven (1983); Traveling Hopefully (1982); Neighbors (1981); The Formula (1980); Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978); Rocky (1976); Foreplay (1975); W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975); Save the Tiger (1973); The Stoolie (1972); Okay Bill (1971); Cry Uncle (1971); Joe (1970); Guess What We Learned in School Today? (1970); Out of It (1969); Turn on to Love (1969); Light Sound Diffused (1965); Smiles (1964).