Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

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

Part of Dirty Harry Collection

1971•1h 42m•7.4/10

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7.4/10(3K)

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.

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Production

Malpaso Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Harry

Harry Guardino

Harry Guardino

Bressler

Reni Santoni

Reni Santoni

Chico

John Vernon

John Vernon

The Mayor

Andrew Robinson

Andrew Robinson

Killer

John Larch

John Larch

Chief

John Mitchum

John Mitchum

De Georgio

Mae Mercer

Mae Mercer

Mrs. Russell

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

Jo De Winter

Jo De Winter

Miss Willis

Craig Kelly

Sgt. Reineke

Albert Popwell

Albert Popwell

Bank Robber (uncredited)

Joy Carlin

Joy Carlin

Communications Secretary (uncredited)

Bill Couch

Suicide Jumper (uncredited)

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