Detective Harry Callahan. He doesn't break murder cases. He smashes them.
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.
ActionCrimeThrillersniperpoliceambushchaseransomsan francisco, californiakidnappingpsychopathdetectivemayorinvestigationassault
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and effortless.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Clint EastwoodHarry
- Harry GuardinoBressler
- Reni SantoniChico
- John VernonThe Mayor
- Andrew RobinsonKiller
- John LarchChief
- John MitchumDe Georgio
- Mae MercerMrs. Russell
- Lyn EdgingtonNorma
- Ruth KobartBus Driver
Crew
- Don SiegelDirector
- Harry Julian FinkScreenplay
- Rita M. FinkScreenplay
- Dean RiesnerScreenplay
- Bruce SurteesDirector of Photography
- Lalo SchifrinOriginal Music Composer
- Carl PingitoreEditor
- Don SiegelProducer
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