Dirty Harry (1971)

Detective Harry Callahan. He doesn't break murder cases. He smashes them.

When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.

Directed by: Don Siegel

Written by: Dean Riesner, Rita M. Fink, Harry Julian Fink, John Milius

Music by: Lalo Schifrin

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, John Vernon, Andrew Robinson, John Larch, John Mitchum, Mae Mercer, Lyn Edgington, Ruth Kobart

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Released: 1971-12-23

Runtime: 102 minutes

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