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Dirty Harry

Detective Harry Callahan. He doesn't break murder cases. He smashes them.

7.4(2,883)19711h 42m12

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$4M
Box office
$36M
Language
Spanish
Part of Dirty Harry Collection · 5 films
  • sniper
  • police
  • ambush
  • chase
  • ransom
  • san francisco, california
  • kidnapping
  • psychopath
  • detective
  • mayor
  • investigation
  • assault

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Don Siegel

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereRSan Francisco, California21 Dec 1971
    • TheatricalR23 Dec 1971
    • PhysicalRDVD19 Nov 1997
    • PhysicalRBlu-ray3 Jun 2008
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical183 Mar 1972
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalR 18+27 Apr 1972
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical20 Jan 1972
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical31 Mar 1972
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1413 Jan 1972
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Physical151 Mar 2002
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical157 Apr 1972
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-165 Jan 1973
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1216 Feb 1972
    • TheatricalRe-release4 Jul 2007
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical16West Germany10 Mar 1972
    • PhysicalDVD13 Dec 2001
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1611 May 1972

Frequently asked questions

Dirty Harry was released on 23 December 1971.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    9/12/2015

    9/10

    More than iconography here in dynamite Siegel/Eastwood teaming. The film opens with a shot of a memorial wall in praise of the San Francisco Police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, a SFPD badge is prominent as the camera scrolls down the ream of names on the wall. Cut to a rooftop sniper shooting a girl taking a swim in a swimming pool, cut to the coolest looking cop you have ever seen making hi…

  • A

    Andres Gomez

    3/4/2016

    6/10

    The directing is remarkable but, the most interesting side of this film is the character created by Eastwood, a policeman who decides to take the law by his hand disregarding any kind of right or procedure. Quite like his characters in the far west ... but in nowadays U.S. The story itself is, plainly, bad and grotesque.

  • T

    talisencrw

    8/14/2016

    10/10

    Recently I've considered drastically negatively re-appraising Clint Eastwood's work, both directorially and as a thespian, as a knee-jerk reaction to his constant defense of the more racially-bigoted face of conservative America, but because of what his work has meant to me as a cinephile over the years, plus in tribute to everyone else's work involved in this film, particularly director Don Siegel's, that simply wou…

  • R

    r96sk

    1/15/2022

    8/10

    Surprisingly straightforward story-wise, but very enjoyable all the same. <em>'Dirty Harry'</em> is no doubt stylish, features an eye-catching plot and has a very good lead performance from Clint Eastwood; he really does own the role. With that noted, I was surprised at how simply the story unfolds. That's not necessarily a criticism, I just presumed it would've been more than just 'event one, event two, event thr…

  • K

    KayP97

    10/4/2022

    I can't imagine anyone else playing Harry Callahan other than Clint Eastwood. He will always be an iconic character with his tough demeanour and his means to get justice no matter how many rules he needs to break. Some of the scenes at the start have nothing to do with the investigation and while feel quite unnecessary to the plot, they still bring entertainment and shows us just what type of character Harry is. And…

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