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L'Inspecteur Harry

Original title: Dirty Harry
  • 1971
  • 13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
170K
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2,395
181
Clint Eastwood in L'Inspecteur Harry (1971)
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When a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.When a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.When a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.

  • Directors
    • Don Siegel
    • Clint Eastwood
  • Writers
    • Harry Julian Fink
    • Rita M. Fink
    • Dean Riesner
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Andrew Robinson
    • Harry Guardino
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    170K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,395
    181
    • Directors
      • Don Siegel
      • Clint Eastwood
    • Writers
      • Harry Julian Fink
      • Rita M. Fink
      • Dean Riesner
    • Stars
      • Clint Eastwood
      • Andrew Robinson
      • Harry Guardino
    • 449User reviews
    • 127Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations

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    Clint Eastwood in L'Inspecteur Harry (1971)
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    Clint Eastwood and Don Siegel in L'Inspecteur Harry (1971)
    Andrew Robinson in L'Inspecteur Harry (1971)
    Andrew Robinson in L'Inspecteur Harry (1971)
    Clint Eastwood, Denise Dyer, Diane Dyer, Derek Jue, Ruth Kobart, Sean Maley, and Andrew Robinson in L'Inspecteur Harry (1971)
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    Clint Eastwood in L'Inspecteur Harry (1971)
    Clint Eastwood in L'Inspecteur Harry (1971)

    Top cast81

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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
    Jo de Winter
    • Miss Willis
    • (as Jo De Winter)
    Craig Kelly
    • Sgt. Reineke
    • (as Craig G. Kelly)
    Ann Bowen
    • Yelling Wife
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Don Siegel
      • Clint Eastwood(segment suicide jumper sequence at night) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Harry Julian Fink
      • Rita M. Fink
      • Dean Riesner
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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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
      Some considerable time after the first shooting, the police have arrived and Callaghan has climbed up to the roof from where the shooting took place. Yet when he looks down to the rooftop swimming pool, the blood in the pool is still only in one small area, instead of having been dispersed in the water.
    • 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 Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Row, Row, Row Your Boat
      (uncredited)

      Written by Traditional

    User reviews449

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    9/10
    One of "The" films of the 1970s
    Don Siegel's "Dirty Harry" was arguably the start of the serial killer/cop genre inherent in so many mainstream American movies released today. Setting the stage for countless rip-offs and sequels, "Dirty Harry" was one of the true first of its kind--not only in regards to its genre influence but also in terms of its content. (Full frontal nudity, heavy vigilante-style violence and strong language.) It is, in fact, one of the quintessential 1970s films--capturing the very essence of the typical gritty '70s film style we're all familiar with. If "Midnight Cowboy" began the trend, "Dirty Harry" extends it.

    Clint Eastwood delivers one of his finest performances as the titular "Dirty" Harry Callahan. He's got just the right amount of cocky cynacism and inset sense of self-justice and importance to make the character realistic and likable, despite his flaws.

    The plot almost seems routine now, but back in '71 it was controversial stuff: Harry is a tough cop trying to track down a mad serial killer in San Francisco, who is murdering victims in an effort to receive ransom money. When he kidnaps a young girl, Harry makes it his mission to disobey direct orders and take on the killer by himself.

    It's easy to point at this now and say, "I've seen this already." In many cases film classics can only be graded well for nostalgic purposes, because their imitators have improved upon the original material.

    Not here. The original really does still remain (one of) the best.

    Siegel would later follow up "Dirty Harry" with another examination of criminals and cops, and would also team up again with Clint Eastwood. This is probably his best film, which is saying a lot. Its reputation precedes it, but in this case, the strength of the film itself really is deserving of its popularity. The final speech is awesome stuff.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 16, 1972 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dirty Harry
    • Filming locations
      • Holiday Inn Select Downtown Hotel - 750 Kearny Street, San Francisco, California, USA(pool murder opening scene, now Hilton San Francisco Financial District)
    • Production company
      • The Malpaso Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $35,988,495
    • Gross worldwide
      • $35,988,495
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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