Dirty Harry

About Dirty Harry

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.

Dirty Harry (1971) is a crime thriller film directed by Don Siegel. At 102 minutes long, it arrived in December 1971.

The film is filed under tragic, shocking, chase, and antagonistic.

Clint Eastwood appears as Harry, Harry Guardino as Bressler, Reni Santoni as Chico, and John Vernon as The Mayor. The screenplay is by Clint Eastwood and Dean Riesner. Produced by Malpaso Productions.

Bullitt, Se7en, and Assault on Precinct 13 make useful companions to Dirty Harry, all filed under defiant and detective. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 2,871 votes and it carries a R rating.