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The Enforcer

  • 19761976
  • RR
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
45K
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Clint Eastwood in The Enforcer (1976)
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San Francisco Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans. But this time, he's teamed with female partner Inspector Kate Moore... Read allSan Francisco Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans. But this time, he's teamed with female partner Inspector Kate Moore, with whom he's not too excited to be working.San Francisco Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans. But this time, he's teamed with female partner Inspector Kate Moore, with whom he's not too excited to be working.

IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • James Fargo
  • Writers
    • Harry Julian Fink(characters)
    • Rita M. Fink(characters)
    • Stirling Silliphant(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Tyne Daly
    • Harry Guardino
Top credits
  • Director
    • James Fargo
  • Writers
    • Harry Julian Fink(characters)
    • Rita M. Fink(characters)
    • Stirling Silliphant(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Tyne Daly
    • Harry Guardino
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 144User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Photos49

    Going from left to right - lower left corner reporters (extras) unknown; upper left corner, African-American extra reporter unknown; John Crawford; Bradford Dillman; Harry Guardino; Clint Eastwood; Tyne Daley (behind Nick Pellegrino); Nick Pellegrino; Asian far right corner unknown
    Clint Eastwood in The Enforcer (1976)
    Clint Eastwood in The Enforcer (1976)
    Clint Eastwood in The Enforcer (1976)
    Clint Eastwood in The Enforcer (1976)
    Clint Eastwood in The Enforcer (1976)
    Clint Eastwood in The Enforcer (1976)
    Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, John Crawford, and Bradford Dillman in The Enforcer (1976)
    Clint Eastwood and Tyne Daly in The Enforcer (1976)
    Albert Popwell in The Enforcer (1976)
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    Top cast

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    Clint Eastwood
    Clint Eastwood
    • Harry Callahanas Harry Callahan
    Tyne Daly
    Tyne Daly
    • Kate Mooreas Kate Moore
    Harry Guardino
    Harry Guardino
    • Lt. Bressleras Lt. Bressler
    Bradford Dillman
    Bradford Dillman
    • Capt. McKayas Capt. McKay
    John Mitchum
    John Mitchum
    • DiGeorgioas DiGeorgio
    DeVeren Bookwalter
    DeVeren Bookwalter
    • Bobby Maxwellas Bobby Maxwell
    John Crawford
    John Crawford
    • The Mayoras The Mayor
    Samantha Doane
    • Wandaas Wanda
    Bob Hoy
    Bob Hoy
    • Buchinskias Buchinski
    • (as Robert Hoy)
    Jocelyn Jones
    Jocelyn Jones
    • Mikias Miki
    M.G. Kelly
    • Father Johnas Father John
    Nick Pellegrino
    Nick Pellegrino
    • Martinas Martin
    Albert Popwell
    Albert Popwell
    • Mustaphaas Mustapha
    Rudy Ramos
    Rudy Ramos
    • Mendezas Mendez
    Bill Ackridge
    • Andyas Andy
    Bill Jelliffe
    • Johnnyas Johnny
    Joe Bellan
    • Freddie the Fainteras Freddie the Fainter
    Tim O'Neill
    • Police Sergeantas Police Sergeant
    • Director
      • James Fargo
    • Writers
      • Harry Julian Fink(characters)
      • Rita M. Fink(characters)
      • Stirling Silliphant(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    A threatening terrorist group called "The People's Revolutionary Strike Force" demand a ransom to be paid, otherwise they plan to blow the city apart. While Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is in limbo following his unorthodox method during a robbery, he's sent to dispatch the terrorist group, by playing their game. This time, he has a new partner, Inspector Kate Moore (Tyne Daly), which might prove the task to be somewhat more difficult than ever, unless the two can work together.
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    • ford torino
    • policeman
    • male nudity
    • female nudity
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The "dirtiest" Harry of them all!
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • R
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When Harry meets Uhuru leader, Mustapha (Albert Popwell), he asks "Where do I know you from?" Popwell played a bank robber in Dirty Harry (1971), a pimp in Magnum Force (1973), and Horace in Sudden Impact (1983). He didn't appear in The Dead Pool (1988).
    • Goofs
      The U.S. Army sergeant demonstrating the M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon stated that the projectile can penetrate armor plating up to 3/4 of an inch. M72 warheads, in real life, can penetrate up to five inches of armor plating.
    • Quotes

      [Callaghan learns he is being transferred to Personnel]

      Harry Callahan: Personnel? That's for assholes!

      Capt McKay: I was in Personnel for ten years.

      Harry Callahan: Yeah.

    • Alternate versions
      Harry Callahan's character name becomes Harry ''Callaghan'' in the Italian version and titles because the local distributor thought it sounded better.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: A Star Is Born, King Kong, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, The Enforcer, Network, Rocky, Nickelodeon, Silver Streak (1976)

    User reviews144

    Review
    Top review
    Enjoyable on its own. Not quite a Harry movie, but a Clint movie
    I think many fans have mixed feelings about THE ENFORCER. It represents both a departure from and an adherence to the familiar Harry tradition. However, despite its many shortcomings, it excludes a great 70s feel.

    Fans of the first two installments will still delight in Harry's struggles with bureaucracy in the department, and to this end Bradford Dillman is a valuable addition to the series as the new Chief. Once again, Clint has some killer dialogue but while for the most part he is as stern as in his previous performances, some of his lines are offered just a little too sparingly and nonchalantly.

    The villains – this time a group of mere misfits who kidnap the Mayor of San Francisco for a ransom of five million dollars – just aren't as menacing as the crooks in DIRTY HARRY and MAGNUM FORCE. There's no mystique surrounding their identity and their performances are particularly flat and nondescript (even to the point where their plot points may wash over you and you momentarily lose your place.)

    The script begins very promisingly with Harry being assigned a female partner. The relationship that develops between the two - as Harry is forced to deal with his subconscious sexist prejudice – leads to some surprising comical moments, and this addition to the dynamic of the usual animosity between Harry and his partners comes across very well.

    The soundtrack is overwhelmingly orchestral giving THE ENFORCER a Hollywood music make-over instead of the usual gritty and upbeat Lalo Schrifin score which was used to full effect earlier. The chase scene in which Harry ends up in the Church builds up some tension and only serves thereby to remind the viewer of a hitherto absence of the moody jazz that was so prevalent in the original.

    The original Dirty Harry's success was not due to any specific formula but rather was the result of a film full of subtleties. These subtleties included a perfect music score, a balanced tension between Harry and his partners, Harry's contempt for the red tape of police bureaucracy, and the sinister nature of the villain(s). Together, these dynamics made the original two movies stronger than the sum of their parts: THE ENFORCER is simply not as magical. This is a great pity. For the next Harry outing would see an older, greyer, and wrinklier Clint - and the series could only ever descend into some sort of parody.
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    • bamptonj
    • Nov 6, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dirty Harry III
    • Filming locations
      • Edgewood Avenue, Mill Valley, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • The Malpaso Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,236,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $46,236,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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