Harry Callahan is a tough streetwise San Francisco cop whom they call Dirty Harry. In this action classic you'll see why... A rooftop sniper (Andy Robinson) calling himself Scorpio has killed twice and holds the city ransom with the threat of killing again. Harry will nail him one way or the other no matter what the ""system"" prescribes. Filming on location director Don Siegel made the City by the Bay a vital part of Dirty Harry a practice continued in its four sequels. The original remains one of the most gripping police thrillers ever made.
As Harry Callahan goes into the Diner there is a cinema hoarding showing Play Misty For Me, a nod from Don Seigel to Eastwood's first outing as a Director.
Extreme violence from the start, the uncut version has buckets of physical violence deleted from other versions.
Some camera angles are skilfully used. The scene as the camera retracts from the football stadium is an inspired shot.
Modern Jazz features in the soundtrack from the beginning and plays a part to set the scene very well where utilised.
Eastwood at his finest as a cop who does not suffer fools gladly; this first outing is definitely the best.
This movie contains some offensive language and scenes of physical violence and is not intended for minors.
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The first in the series of films featuring Lieutenant Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) - a right wing, bad-tempered San Francisco policeman, not averse to bending the rules to get his man. The maniacal 'Scorpio Killer' is on the loose and Callahan disregards procedure in his efforts to track him down, using his trusty Magnum .44 to dispense his own brand of justice. Somewhat surprisingly, the film was conceived as a vehicle for Frank Sinatra.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play "You&39;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&39;t finish his lunch without having to foil a bank robbery with his 44 Magnum "the most powerful handgun in the world" When hippie-esque psycho Scorpio (Andy Robinson) goes on a killing spree Harry and new partner Chico are assigned to hunt him down but not before the Mayor and Lt Bressler admonish Callahan about his heavy-handed tactics Racing against a deadline to save a kidnap victim from suffocating to death and unbothered by the niceties of Miranda rights and search warrants Callahan brings in Scorpio only to see him released on technicalities "The law&39;s crazy" opines Harry in disgust before taking it upon himself to ensure that Scorpio doesn&39;t kill again Directed in violent and efficient fashion by Don Siegel with a propulsive score by Lalo Schifrin Dirty Harry was the fourth Siegel-Eastwood collaboration after Coogan&39;s Bluff (1968) Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) and The Beguiled (1970) Critics at the time strongly objected to the heroic image of a cop&39;s violations of a suspect&39;s Miranda rights forcing Siegel and Eastwood to deny that they were right-wing reactionaries Special Features - Commentary by Richard Schickel (Filmmaker and Eastwood biographer) - Dirty Harry The Original featurette - Interview Gallery - Dirty Harry’s Way featurette - Dirty Harry Trailer Gallery - The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (30mins)(An examination of influence and legacy of Dirty Harry) - Clint Eastwood The Man from Malpaso (1993 TV special)
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