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Overview

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Director:
Ted Post
Writers:
Harry Julian Fink (characters) and
Rita M. Fink (characters) ...
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Release Date:
25 December 1973 (USA) more
Tagline:
Clint Eastwood is Dirty Harry in Magnum Force more
Plot:
Dirty Harry is on the trail of vigilante cops who are not above going beyond the law to kill the city's undesirables. full summary | full synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
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User Comments:
a big man and his gun more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Clint Eastwood ... Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
Hal Holbrook ... Lt. Neil Briggs

Mitch Ryan ... Officer Charlie McCoy (as Mitchell Ryan)
David Soul ... Officer John Davis

Tim Matheson ... Officer Phil Sweet
Kip Niven ... Officer Red Astrachan

Robert Urich ... Officer Mike Grimes
Felton Perry ... Insp. Early Smith
Maurice Argent ... Nat Weinstein
Margaret Avery ... Prostitute
Richard Devon ... Carmine Ricca
Tony Giorgio ... Frank Palancio
Jack Kosslyn ... Walter
Bob March ... Estabrook
Bob McClurg ... Cab Driver
John Mitchum ... Insp. Frank DiGiorgio
Russ Moro ... Gino, Ricca's Driver
Clifford A. Pellow ... Lou Guzman
Albert Popwell ... J.J. Wilson
Christine White ... Carol McCoy
Adele Yoshioka ... Sunny
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul D'Amato ... Store Crook (uncredited)
Michael L. Davis ... Ricca's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Drew Eshelman ... Neighbor (uncredited)
Will Hutchins ... Stakeout Cop (uncredited)
Craig Kelly ... Airport counterman (uncredited)
Tony Piazza ... Police Cadet (uncredited)
Ray Saunders ... Doctor Infirmary (uncredited)

Suzanne Somers ... Pool Girl (uncredited)
Steve Treacy ... Police Photographer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ted Post 
 
Writing credits
Harry Julian Fink (characters) and
Rita M. Fink (characters) (as R.M. Fink)

John Milius (story)

John Milius (screenplay) and
Michael Cimino (screenplay)

Produced by
Robert Daley .... producer
 
Original Music by
Lalo Schifrin 
 
Cinematography by
Frank Stanley 
 
Film Editing by
Ferris Webster 
 
Art Direction by
Jack T. Collis  (as Jack Collis)
 
Set Decoration by
John Lamphear 
 
Makeup Department
Shirley Dolle .... hair stylist
Joe McKinney .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
John G. Wilson .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wesley J. McAfee .... first assistant director (as Wes McAfee)
Carl 'Major' Roup .... second assistant director (as Carl Roup)
Al Silvani .... second assistant director
Buddy Van Horn .... second unit director
 
Art Department
Edward Aiona .... property master
Douglas Freeman .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
James R. Alexander .... sound (as James Alexander)
Dan Wallin .... sound re-recording mixer
Sergio Reyes .... additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Sass Bedig .... special effects
Jim Aupperle .... mold assistant (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Dar Robinson .... motorcycle stunt driver
Max Balchowsky .... stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Brutsche .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Couch .... stunts (uncredited)
Everett Creach .... stunts (uncredited)
Bennie E. Dobbins .... stunts (uncredited)
Ted Duncan .... stunts (uncredited)
Gary Epper .... stunts (uncredited)
Ted Grossman .... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Harris .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks .... stunts (uncredited)
Julie Ann Johnson .... stunts (uncredited)
William T. Lane .... stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin .... stunts (uncredited)
Troy Melton .... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Mulder .... stunts (uncredited)
Victor Paul .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Perkins .... stunts (uncredited)
Dar Robinson .... stunts (uncredited)
George Robotham .... stunts (uncredited)
George Sawaya .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Shannon .... stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Summers .... stunts (uncredited)
Buddy Van Horn .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Waters .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Barber .... assistant camera
Wynn Bowles .... gaffer (as Wynn 'Bud' Bowles)
William N. Clark .... camera operator (as William Clark)
Bud Howell .... key grip (as Carmon 'Bud' Howell)
Cliff Ralke .... assistant camera
Charles W. Short .... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jules Melillo .... key costumer
Glenn Wright .... costume supervisor (as Glenn T. Wright)
 
Music Department
Dan Wallin .... score mixer
 
Other crew
Jack Kosslyn .... dialogue supervisor
Carey Loftin .... special action sequences
Hope McLachlin .... script supervisor
Tom Piskura .... assistant to producer
Carol Rydall .... secretary to producer
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
124 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
David Soul's performance as Officer John Davis, one of the vigilante cops, led to his being cast as Detective Ken Hutchinson in the classic cop series "Starsky and Hutch" (1975). more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the first appearance of a vigilante cop, his pistol holster is sometimes on his right side and sometimes on his left side. more
Quotes:
Harry Callahan: Couldn't of happened to a nicer bunch of guys. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Eastwood... A Star (1992) (TV) more

FAQ

A NOTE ABOUT SPOILERS
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10 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
a big man and his gun, 19 August 2005
10/10
Author: Raegan Butcher from Raincity, Pacific Northwest

Sometime around 1980 my parents bought a VCR and the first two movies I rented were ENTER THE DRAGON and MAGNUM FORCE. And this is still, along with the first "Dirty Harry" and "The Gauntlet", my favorite of all of Eastwood's cop movies.

Director Ted Post directs like a more brutal, stripped-down version of even Don Siegal! He also directed the amazingly violent(for a G rated Film!) second PLANET OF THE APES movie. Any connection? Do we have a mad neglected "auteur" who gets consistently handed sequels to other mens films? Probably not but as those are the only two Ted Post films i've ever seen, i must say the man directs with a clipped military proficiency and is amazingly adroit at filming characters as they meet particularly nasty endings. I don't want to say it is almost the pornography of violence(because that would implicate me!) but this is a graphically violent piece of work. And I'm not saying that's bad! If you really want a good laugh find PAULINE KAEL'S review of MAGNUM FORCE.

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