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Magnum Force (1973)

R  124 min  -  Action | Crime | Mystery   -  25 December 1973 (USA)
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Dirty Harry is on the trail of vigilante cops who are not above going beyond the law to kill the city's undesirables.

Director:

Ted Post

Writers:

Harry Julian Fink (original material), Rita M. Fink (original material), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clint Eastwood ...
Hal Holbrook ...
Mitch Ryan ...
Officer Charlie McCoy (as Mitchell Ryan)
David Soul ...
Tim Matheson ...
Kip Niven Kip Niven ...
Robert Urich ...
Officer Mike Grimes
Felton Perry Felton Perry ...
Maurice Argent Maurice Argent ...
Margaret Avery ...
Prostitute
Richard Devon Richard Devon ...
Carmine Ricca
Tony Giorgio Tony Giorgio ...
Frank Palancio
Jack Kosslyn Jack Kosslyn ...
Walter
Bob March Bob March ...
Estabrook
Bob McClurg Bob McClurg ...
Cab Driver
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Storyline

San Francisco Police Inspector 'Dirty' Harry Callahan and his new partner, Early Smith have been temporarily reassigned from Homicide to Stakeout Duty. Meanwhile, those of the city's criminals who manage to avoid punishment by the courts are nevertheless being killed by unknown assassins. Callahan begins to investigate the murders despite the orders of his superior officer, Lieutenant Briggs. A man has to know his limitations... Written by Bruce Janson <bruce@cs.su.oz.au>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Dirty Harry | Partner | Police | Murder | Homicide  | See more »

Taglines:

Clint Eastwood is back in 'Full Force' as Dirty Harry in "Magnum Force." See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Magnum .44 See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$44,680,473 (USA) (1974)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The air traffic controller who speaks to Lt. Briggs wears a pocket protector which reads "PATCO". This stands for "Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization" and was the union whose members were fired by Ronald Reagan for going on strike in 1981. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the officer shoots the pimp he fires only five shots. When they examine the car we see six strings representing the bullet paths. See more »

Quotes

Officer Davis: I feel somewhat responsible.
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Crazy Credits

The credits are played over a hand (presumably Harry's) holding a 44 Magnum against a red background. As such, this is the only Dirty Harry movie in which the opening credits are not played over San Francisco scenery. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Stephen King's Dead Zone: The Hunt (#2.16)" (2003) See more »