---
title: 'Dirty Harry (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Don Siegel'
released: '1971-12-21'
runtime_minutes: 102
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dirty-harry-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066999/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dirty Harry (1971)

1971 · R · 102 min · Action, Crime · United States

Part of: Dirty Harry

## Synopsis

Dirty Harry is a 1971 American action-thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first appearance as San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan. The film drew upon the real-life case of the Zodiac Killer as the Callahan character seeks out a similar vicious psychopath.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Don Siegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-siegel)
- **Screenplay:** [John Milius](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-milius), [Terrence Malick](https://cinepixo.com/people/terrence-malick), [Dean Riesner](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-riesner), [Harry Julian Fink](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-julian-fink), [R.M. Fink](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-m-fink)
- **Producer:** [Don Siegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-siegel), [Robert Daley](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-daley)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lalo Schifrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lalo-schifrin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bruce Surtees](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-surtees)
- **Editor:** [Carl Pingitore](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-pingitore)

## Cast

- [Kathleen O'Malley](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-o-malley)
- [Richard Lawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-lawson)
- [Don Siegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-siegel)
- [Reni Santoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/reni-santoni)
- [John Larch](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-larch)
- [John Mitchum](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mitchum)
- [Max Gail](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-gail)
- [Angela Paton](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-paton)
- [John Vernon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-vernon)
- [Josef Sommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-sommer)
- [Andrew Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-robinson)
- [James Nolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-nolan)
- [Larry Duran](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-duran)
- [Clint Eastwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/clint-eastwood) as Harry Callahan
- [Harry Guardino](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-guardino)

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Official site: http://www.warnervideo.com/dirtyharry/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/dirty-harry-1971
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