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1971 • 1h 42min • R • Action, Thriller, Crime

Dirty Harry

"Dirty Harry And The Homicidal Maniac...Harry's The One With The Badge."

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.

IMDb 7.7

RT 89%

MC 87

Director

Don Siegel

Writers

Rita M. Fink

Dean Riesner

Harry Julian Fink

Composer

Lalo Schifrin

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Clint Eastwood

Harry

Harry Guardino

Bressler

Reni Santoni

Chico

John Vernon

The Mayor

Andrew Robinson

Killer

John Larch

Chief

John Mitchum

De Georgio

Mae Mercer

Mrs. Russell

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