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Dirty Harry

Synopsis:

"You've got to ask yourself a question: 'do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?" Dirty Harry provoked a critical uproar in 1971 for its "fascist" message about the power of one, as it also elevated Clint Eastwood to superstar status through his most enduring screen persona. Harry Callahan (Eastwood, in a role meant for Frank Sinatra) is a sardonic, hard-working San Francisco cop who can't finish his lunch without having to foil a bank robbery with his 44 Magnum, "the most powerful handgun in the world.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Don Siegel
  • Studio: Warner Brothers
  • Year: 1971
  • Run Time: 102 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Set in: San Francisco, CA
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Crime, Thriller
  • Filmed in: Color