Overview

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.

Fun facts

Box office
Grossed $36M worldwide, about 9.0 times its $4M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in San Francisco and Forest Hill
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Setting
Set in San Francisco
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Sequels
Followed by Magnum Force
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Collection
Part of Dirty Harry Collection
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Music
Music by Lalo Schifrin
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Bruce Surtees
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Details

Director: Don Siegel
Writers: Rita M. FinkScreenplay, Story
Dean RiesnerScreenplay
Harry Julian FinkScreenplay, Story
John MiliusScreenplay
Don SiegelScreenplay
Clint EastwoodScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: December 23, 1971
Original language: English
Budget: $4M
Revenue: $36M
Countries: United States of America
Collection: Dirty Harry Collection