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Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

Detective Harry Callahan. He doesn't break murder cases. He smashes them.

19717.41h 42m

Overview

When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.

Directed by Don Siegel
Written by Dean Riesner, Rita M. Fink, Harry Julian Fink
Produced by Don Siegel
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $36.0M

Top Cast

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Harry

Harry Guardino

Harry Guardino

Bressler

Reni Santoni

Reni Santoni

Chico

John Vernon

John Vernon

The Mayor

Andrew Robinson

Andrew Robinson

Killer

John Larch

John Larch

Chief

John Mitchum

John Mitchum

De Georgio

Mae Mercer

Mae Mercer

Mrs. Russell

L

Lyn Edgington

Norma

Ruth Kobart

Ruth Kobart

Bus Driver

Themes & Keywords

sniperpoliceambushchaseransomsan francisco, californiakidnappingpsychopathdetectivemayorinvestigationassaultswimming poolbeatingserial killergunfightmaniachuntschool busrevolvershockingaggressiveneo-noirpolice proceduralsuspensefulintenseantagonisticcommandingdefianttragicharry callahan

About Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry is a action, crime, thriller film released in 1971 exploring themes of sniper, police, ambush, chase, ransom, san francisco, california. Directed by Don Siegel, it stars Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni. When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.

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