"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.
Acting
Eastwood's squint carries entire moral arguments.
Direction
Ted Post stages San Francisco like a decaying noir.
Writing
Twist: Harry hunts killers who share his worldview.
Director
Ted Post
Clint Eastwood
Insp. Harry Callahan
Hal Holbrook
Lieutenant Briggs
Mitchell Ryan
Officer Charlie McCoy
David Soul
Officer John Davis
Felton Perry
Insp. Early Smith
Robert Urich
Officer Mike Grimes
Kip Niven
Officer Alan "Red" Astrachan
Tim Matheson
Officer Phil Sweet
Christine White
Carol McCoy
Adele Yoshioka
Sunny
Richard Devon
Carmine Ricca
Tony Giorgio
Frank Palancio
Albert Popwell
J. J. Sidney Wilson
John Mitchum
Frank DiGiorgio
Margaret Avery
Prostitute
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The .44 AutoMag pistol used in the climax was so rare that the armorers had to machine custom parts; most of the guns onscreen were non-firing props.
Released during the Zodiac Killer era, the film channels real San Francisco anxiety while accidentally mirroring the actual 1971 'Death Squad' police scandal in New Orleans.
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