Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry is a 1971 American action-thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first appearance as San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan. The film drew upon the real-life case of the Zodiac Killer as the Callahan character seeks out a similar vicious psychopath.
Plot
A psychopathic sniper, later referred to as "Scorpio", shoots a woman while she swims in a San Francisco skyscraper rooftop pool. He leaves behind a threatening letter demanding he be paid $100,000 or he will kill more people. The note is found by SFPD Inspector Harry Callahan, who is investigating the killing. The mayor teams up with the police to track down the killer; to stall for time, he agrees to Scorpio's demand over Callahan's objections. During his lunch break, Harry foils a bank robbery. He shoots one robber and the getaway driver dead, and holds another at gunpoint with his Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver, giving him an ultimatum:
More details
| author | Dean Riesner Harry Julian Fink John Milius R.M. Fink Terrence Malick |
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| contentLocation | San Francisco |
| director | Don Siegel |
| editor | Carl Pingitore |
| events | serial killer |
| genre | action crime thriller |
| keywords | .44 magnum assault bank robbery catholic priest dirty harry district attorney getaway driver gun fire hospital visit inspector harry callahan kezar stadium kidnap kill liquor store lose lunch break mayor mayor of san francisco mount davidson murder neighborhood watch peeping tom police badge police helicopter police officer ransom demand school bus sfpd shoot smith & wesson model 29 store owner track down ultimatum |
| musicBy | Lalo Schifrin |
| producer | Don Siegel |
| productionCompany | The Malpaso Company |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | San Francisco |
| theme | buddy cop chase neo-noir serial killer vigilante |