Dirty Harry (1971) [R]

Featuring:
Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, Harry Guardino

Written by:
Harry Julian Fink
Rita M. Fink
Dean Riesner

Directed by:
Don Siegel, Clint Eastwood


Release Date:
December 23, 1971

Original Title:
Dirty Harry

Alternate Titles:
Harry el Sucio
Ispettore Callaghan il caso scorpio è tuo
Kirli Adam
Kirli Harry
L'inspecteur Harry 1
Likainen Harry
Prljavi Harry
Smerige Klabak
Smerige klabak
Ο Επιθεωρητής Κάλαχαν
더티 해리

Genres:
Action | Crime | Thriller

Production Companies:
Malpaso Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: R 18+  BR: 14  CZ: 15  DE: 16  DK: 15  ES: 18  FI: K-16  FR: 12  GB: 18  GR: 16  IE: 18  JP: PG-12  KR: 18  NL: 16  PL: 18  RO: 15  SE: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 102

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.

In 1971, San Francisco faces the terror of a maniac known as the "Scorpio Killer" (Andrew Robinson), who snipes at innocent victims and demands ransom through notes left at the scene of the crime. Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is assigned to the case along with his newest partner Inspector Chico Gonzalez (Reni Santoni) to track down Scorpio and stop him. Using humiliation and cat-and-mouse type of games against Callahan, Scorpio is put to the test with the cop with a dirty attitude.

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Rankings and Honors

Dirty Harry (1971) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes 89%
Metacritic 87/100
Awards Won: 2 wins & 4 nominations

American Film Institute (AFI)

2001
#41
100 Years: 100 THRILLS
100 Most Thrilling American Films
2003
#17
100 Years: 100 HEROES & VILLAINS
50 Greatest Heroes
“Harry Callahan”
2005
#51
100 Years: 100 MOVIE QUOTES
100 Greatest Movie Quotes Of All Time
“You've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?”

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