Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry is a 1971 crime thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan. Dirty Harry was followed by four sequels: Magnum Force in 1973, The Enforcer in 1976, Sudden Impact in 1983 directed by Eastwood himself, and The Dead Pool in 1988. A serial killer who calls himself "Scorpio"... more

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Don Siegel

Donald Siegel (October 26, 1912 - April 20, 1991) was an influential American film director and producer. His name appeared in the credits of his films as both Don Siegel and Donald Siegel. Born in Chicago, he graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge in England, and found work in Warner Bros. film...

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  • You don't assign him to murder cases. You just turn him loose.
  • Detective Harry Callahan. He doesn't break murder cases. He smashes them.
  • You don't assign him to murder cases, You just turn him loose.

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  • 1 h 42 min

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