Dirty Harry (Special Edition Collectors Set) (1971)

Director: Don Siegel  Starring: Clint Eastwood  
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Format: DVD
Also Available: DVD Clint Eastwood Collection $16.86  Blu-ray Disc $25.55  DVD 2-Disc Set; Special Edition $13.61  DVD Deluxe Edition $9.48 
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Product Summary
Publisher: Creative Design Art
Format: DVD
UPC: 00663286201129
Buy.com Sku: 40146048
Item#: V4V9GF
Category Keywords: Action  Classic  Cops  Detectives  Essential Cinema  Justice  Killer  Psychos  Recommended  Theatrical Release  Thieves 
Rating: 
 
 
Features: DVD, Deluxe Edition
 
Harry Callahan is a tough, streetwise San Francisco cop whom they call Dirty Harry. In this action classic, you'll see why - and also why Clint Eastwood's reputation as a premier film star and movie maker is secure. 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.
 


Editor's Note

A tremendously controversial film, both decried as an apologia for fascism and hailed as the solution to a decade of rising crime, DIRTY HARRY propelled Clint Eastwood's career into the stratosphere while adding another archetype to join his Man with No Name in film iconography. Clint stars as Harry Callahan, a truculent San Francisco police detective well known for his vicious take-no-prisoners attitude toward criminals. With the city of San Francisco being terrorized by the psychotic killer known only as Scorpio (Andrew Robinson), Harry is assigned by the mayor (John Vernon) and Lt. Bressler (Harry Guardino) to try to stop him, pairing him with reluctantly accepted new partner Chico (Reni Santoni). Scorpio kidnaps a 14-year-old girl and buries her alive, demanding a $200,000 ransom for her return. Harry is to bring him the money--alone. What follows is one of the most exciting ransom deliveries in film history. The prototype for most of the action films through the rest of the century, DIRTY HARRY rises far above most of them due mostly to an excellent script and Eastwood's gripping acting. That said, the main character's contemptuous attitude toward the Miranda law seems far more damning now that it did in the early 1970s.


Plot Summary

Clint Eastwood stars in one of his most popular roles, as Harry Callahan, a determined cop hunting down the psychotic Scorpio. But just when he thinks the case is closed, the chase begins again. This violent and controversial hit paved the way for several sequels and a slew of urban cop movies.

 
Features
Six Original Limited Edition Black and White Photograph Stills
A Complete Set of Eight Lobby Card Prints
Exclusive Limited Edition Image From Movie and 35mm Film Frame
Original One Sheet Movie Poster (27”X40”)
 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Creative Design Art
Release Date: 11/7/2000
Running Time: 103 minutes
Original Release Date: 1971
Catalog ID: 201129
UPC: 00663286201129

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Reni Santoni
John Vernon
Harry Guardino
John Mitchum
Clint Eastwood
John Larch
Andrew Robinson
Glenn T. Wright - Costume Designer
Bruce Surtees - Director of Photography
Rita M. Fink - Screenwriter
Gordon Bau - Makeup
Robert DeVestel - Set Designer
Dale Hennesy - Production Designer
Lalo Schifrin - Composer
Carl Pingitore - Editor
Harry Julian Fink - Screenwriter
Don Siegel - Producer
Don Siegel - Director

 
Memorable Quotes
"I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kind of lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself a question. 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?----Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood) to Scorpio (Andrew Robinson)


 
Professional Reviews
Premiere
"[I]mpactful for how it cold-cocked the movies' good-guy cop persona." 12/01/2003 p.11

Total Film
"Andrew Robinson gives an indelible performance..." 04/01/2004 p.137

Entertainment Weekly
"Tautly directed by Don Siegel, it's a terrific, politically polarizing thriller." 06/13/2008 p.55

  
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