| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Clint Eastwood |
Insp. Harry Callahan
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| Maurice Argent |
Sid Kleinman
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| Jo De Winter |
Miss Willis
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| Lyn Edgington |
Norma
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| Harry Guardino |
Lt. Al Bressler
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| Craig Kelly |
Sgt. Reineke
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| John Larch |
The Chief
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| Ruth Kobart |
Bus driver
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| Mae Mercer |
Mrs. Russell
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| John Mitchum |
Insp. Frank DiGiorgio
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| Charles A. Murphy |
Mrs. Russell
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| Woodrow Parfrey |
Mr. Jaffe
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| William Paterson |
Appellate Court Judge Bannerman
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| Andrew Robinson |
Killer
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| Reni Santoni |
Insp. Chico Gonzalez
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| Andy Robinson |
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| Rene Santoni |
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| John Vernon |
The Mayor
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| Josef Sommer |
Dist. Atty. William T. Rothko
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| James Nolan |
Liquor Store Owner
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Adventure; Crime; Drama; Thriller |
| Director |
Clint Eastwood; Don Siegel; Ted Post |
| Producer |
Don Siegel; Clint Eastwood; Robert Daley |
| Writer |
Harry Julian Fink; Rita M. Fink; R.M. Fink; Dean Riesner |
| Studio |
Warner Bros. |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
102 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
7.7 |
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| Plot |
| Whether or not you can sympathize with its fascistic/vigilante approach to law enforcement, Dirty Harry (directed by star Clint Eastwood's longtime friend and directorial mentor, Don Siegel) is one hell of a cop thriller. The movie makes evocative use of its San Francisco locations as cop Harry Callahan (Eastwood) tracks the elusive "Scorpio killer" who has been terrorizing the city by the Bay. As the psychopath's trail grows hotter, Harry becomes increasingly impatient and intolerant of the frustrating obstacles (departmental red tape, individuals' civil rights) that he feels are keeping him from doing his job. A characteristically taut and tense piece of filmmaking from Siegel (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Shootist, Escape from Alcatraz), it also remains a fascinating slice of American pop culture. It was a big hit (followed by four sequels) that obviously reflected--or exploited--the almost obsessive or paranoid fears and frustrations many Americans felt about crime in the streets. At a time when "law and order" was a familiar slogan for political candidates, Harry Callahan may have represented neither, but from his point of view his job was simple: stop criminals. To him that end justified any means he deemed necessary. The digital video disc preserves the film's anamorphic widescreen format. --Jim Emerson |
| Personal Details |
| My Rating |
5 |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
106 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Price |
$10.99 |
| Links |
Amazon US
DVD Empire
IMDB
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| Edition Details |
| Edition |
Special Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen (16:9, Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Dual Side, Single Layer |
| Barcode |
085392151622 |
| Chapters |
22 |
| Release Date |
11/20/2001 |
| Subtitles |
Chinese; English; French; Japanese; Korean; Portuguese; Spanish; Thai |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Mono [French]
Dolby Digital Stereo [French] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Interactive Menus Production Notes Scene Selection Theatrical Trailers |
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