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Dirty Harry

  • 19711971
  • 14A14A
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry (1971)
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When a madman calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces the city, tough-as-nails San Francisco Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed ... Read allWhen a madman calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces the city, tough-as-nails San Francisco Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath.When a madman calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces the city, tough-as-nails San Francisco Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
160K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,167
639
    • Don Siegel
    • Clint Eastwood(segment suicide jumper sequence at night)
  • Writers
    • Harry Julian Fink(screenplay)
    • Rita M. Fink(screenplay)
    • Dean Riesner(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Andrew Robinson
    • Harry Guardino
    • Don Siegel
    • Clint Eastwood(segment suicide jumper sequence at night)
  • Writers
    • Harry Julian Fink(screenplay)
    • Rita M. Fink(screenplay)
    • Dean Riesner(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Andrew Robinson
    • Harry Guardino
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    • 87Metascore
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    Clint Eastwood
    Clint Eastwood
    • Harry
    Andrew Robinson
    Andrew Robinson
    • Killer
    • (as Andy Robinson)
    Harry Guardino
    Harry Guardino
    • Bressler
    Reni Santoni
    Reni Santoni
    • Chico
    John Vernon
    John Vernon
    • The Mayor
    John Larch
    John Larch
    • Chief
    John Mitchum
    John Mitchum
    • De Georgio
    Mae Mercer
    Mae Mercer
    • Mrs. Russell
    Lyn Edgington
    Lyn Edgington
    • Norma
    Ruth Kobart
    Ruth Kobart
    • Bus Driver
    Woodrow Parfrey
    Woodrow Parfrey
    • Mr. Jaffe
    Josef Sommer
    Josef Sommer
    • Rothko
    William Paterson
    William Paterson
    • Bannerman
    James Nolan
    James Nolan
    • Liquor Proprietor
    Maurice Argent
    Maurice Argent
    • Sid Kleinman
    • (as Maurice S. Argent)
    Jo de Winter
    • Miss Willis
    • (as Jo De Winter)
    Craig Kelly
    • Sgt. Reineke
    • (as Craig G. Kelly)
    Ann Bowen
    • Yelling Wife
    • (uncredited)
      • Don Siegel
      • Clint Eastwood(segment suicide jumper sequence at night) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Harry Julian Fink(screenplay) (story)
      • Rita M. Fink(screenplay) (story)
      • Dean Riesner(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      After Clint Eastwood and Don Siegel came on-board the project, they hired Dean Riesner to work on the script. In his first re-write, the bank robbery scene ends with Harry not pointing the gun at the robber, but placing it against his own temple. He pulls the trigger, laughs, and then walks away. Eastwood and Siegel both felt this was too extreme, even for Harry Callahan.
    • Goofs
      Scorpio is not charged with any crime, due to lack of evidence. However, in reality, he could have been charged with assault on an on-duty police officer (when Harry is hit on the head as he's trying to deliver the money), assault with intent to kill (when he fires at Chico), and illegal possession of an automatic weapon.
    • Quotes

      Harry Callahan: Uh uh. I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've gotta ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?

    • Crazy credits
      During the opening credits, the word "Dirty" in the title is in red as opposed to the rest of the credits' yellow.
    • Alternate versions
      As with all of the "Dirty Harry"-films this one also had some cuts for violent content in the initial Swedish release. Among trimmed scenes were Scorpio pulling Harry's knife out of his leg, and the scene where Scorpio pays a man to beat him up, which was cut by almost 40 seconds.
    • Connections
      Edited into Dirty Harry's Way (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      Row, Row, Row Your Boat
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    User reviews423

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    8/10
    Eastwood and his .44 Magnum blew away this original action classic!
    In quoting these famous lines: "A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do!" and "Go ahead, make my day!". They meant something for Clint Eastwood, turning from cowboy to hit man with a surge of raging anger and ambition. The mountain terrains became an urban metropolis, thus putting the guy off the saddle and into the bloody streets of San Francisco. Which makes DIRTY HARRY an incredible classic not to be missed, as well as Eastwood's shift to the action genre where society is run by evil. Its continuous impact of the events take place with a tight grip and a smooth pace. This remains to be one of the most entertaining experiences in classic movie history. All it takes is a cop over the edge and "The Most Powerful Handgun In The World".

    Violence was the key factor of DIRTY HARRY, and continues to be violent even today. We've never come to see staggering sights of brutalities before, but it was made possible to heighten the overall realism of a dark San Francisco infested with crime. Another was the quality of Clint Eastwood's character as "Harry Callahan", which was obviously a breakthrough for him at the time. He is best described as a smart-talking cop who hated criminals and broken the laws in serving time for the police. A very unique character he was, for going by his own personal business and taking the job "dirty". The best acheivement goes for the cinematography. It sure doesn't look pretty, but the effectiveness of the dark renders this haunting where no place is safe enough to run or hide. The real winner is Don Siegel, for presenting the perfect atmosphere to shoot a picture that already had a premise driven by fear and anxiety, anger and tension. He sure hasn't done anything like this before, and possibly no movie had since then. Otherwise, we would have still been seeing these one-dollar Western shows in the afternoon!

    Watch DIRTY HARRY today and you can see how the styles of moviemaking has evolved slow and easy, but it still packs a powerful bullet or two. If you've seen this six times or only five, you knew how lucky Clint Eastwood got the perfect part for being an all-new action star. This is the one, and original cop movie. And remember, this is "In Tribute To The Police Officers Of San Francisco Who Gave Their Lives In The Line Of Duty"!
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    • Release date
      • December 23, 1971 (Canada)
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      • Holiday Inn Select Downtown Hotel - 750 Kearny Street, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Malpaso Company
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
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