Summary
Dirty Harry Callahan returns again, this time saddled with a rookie female partner. Together, they must stop a terrorist group consisting of angry Vietnam veterans.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 63Audiences 65GoodWatch 64
Box office
5.1×its budget
- Budget
- $9 M
- Worldwide
- $46 M
Worldwide it earned $37 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for crime movies, −10 min on the typical 106
typical 10696Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 63 more
Released
1976
December 16, 1976
50 years ago
Genres
CrimeActionThrillerDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
49 people
Clint EastwoodInsp. Harry Callahan
Tyne DalyInsp. Kate Moore
Harry GuardinoLt. Al Bressler
Bradford DillmanCaptain McKay
John MitchumFrank DiGiorgio
DeVeren BookwalterBobby Maxwell
John CrawfordThe Mayor
Samantha DoaneWanda
Robert F. HoyBuchinski
Jocelyn JonesMiki- MKM.G. KellyFather John
- NPNick PellegrinoMartin
Albert PopwellMustapha
Rudy RamosMendez- BABill AckridgeAndy
Will MacMillanLt. Dobbs- APAdele ProomIrene DiGeorgio
John RoseliusMayor's Driver
Jerry WalterKrause
Dick DurockKarl
Donald LiPoliceman Escorting Kids (uncredited)- BJBill JelliffeJohnny
Joe BellanFreddie the Fainter- TOTim O'NeillPolice Sergeant
Directing · 4
- James Fargo Director
- Billy Ray Smith Second Assistant Director
- Joseph C. Cavalier Assistant Director
- Joe Florence Second Assistant Director
Writing · 6
- Dean Riesner Screenplay
- Stirling Silliphant Screenplay
- Gail Morgan Hickman Story
- S.W. Schurr Story
- Rita M. Fink Characters
- Harry Julian Fink Characters
Production · 2
- Robert Daley Producer
- Mary Goldberg Casting
Camera · 1
- Charles W. Short Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Joel Cox Editor
- Ferris Webster Editor
Sound · 4
- Jerry Fielding Original Music Composer
- Les Fresholtz Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Bert Hallberg Sound
- Keith Stafford Sound Effects Editor
Art · 2
- Ira Bates Set Decoration
- Allen E. Smith Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Glenn Wright Costume Design
- Lorraine Roberson Hairstylist
- Joe McKinney Makeup Supervisor
Other crew · 11
- Buddy Van Horn Stunt Coordinator
- Dick Durock Stunts
- George Cheung Stunts
- Chuck Hicks Stunts
- Bob Herron Stunts
- Robert F. Hoy Stunts
Tropes
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