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Dirty Harry (1971)

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

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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.

Release Date
December 23, 1971
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
7.4/10 (2713 votes)

Director: Don Siegel

Cast: Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, John Vernon, Andrew Robinson, John Larch, John Mitchum, Mae Mercer

Collection: Dirty Harry Collection

Production: Malpaso Productions
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Budget
$4M
Revenue
$36M
Full Cast (66 people)

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John Chard - 9/10

More than iconography here in dynamite Siegel/Eastwood teaming. The film opens with a shot of a memorial wall in praise of the San Francisco Police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, a SFPD badge is prominent as the camera scrolls down the ream of names on the wall. Cut to a rooftop sniper shooting a girl taking a swim in a swimming pool, cut to the coolest looking cop you have...

September 12, 2015

Andres Gomez - 6/10

The directing is remarkable but, the most interesting side of this film is the character created by Eastwood, a policeman who decides to take the law by his hand disregarding any kind of right or procedure. Quite like his characters in the far west ... but in nowadays U.S. The story itself is, plainly, bad and grotesque.

March 4, 2016

talisencrw - 10/10

Recently I've considered drastically negatively re-appraising Clint Eastwood's work, both directorially and as a thespian, as a knee-jerk reaction to his constant defense of the more racially-bigoted face of conservative America, but because of what his work has meant to me as a cinephile over the years, plus in tribute to everyone else's work involved in this film, particularly director Don Siege...

August 14, 2016

Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

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

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

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102 min

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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StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Release Date12/23/1971
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Cast

Clint Eastwood

as Harry

Harry Guardino

as Bressler

Reni Santoni

as Chico

John Vernon

as The Mayor

Andrew Robinson

as Killer

John Larch

as Chief

John Mitchum

as De Georgio

Mae Mercer

as Mrs. Russell

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Dirty Harry about?

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.

How long is Dirty Harry?

1h 42m

When was Dirty Harry released?

December 23, 1971

Who directed Dirty Harry?

Don Siegel

Who stars in Dirty Harry?

Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni

What genre is Dirty Harry?

Action, Crime, Thriller

What is Dirty Harry rated?

R