Dirty Harry

A San Francisco cop with little regard for rules (but who always gets results) tries to track down a serial killer who snipes at random victims.

• Director: Don Siegel
• Genre:Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
• Runtime:102 minutes

Cast

Clint Eastwood : Police Inspector Harry Callahan
Harry Guardino : Police Lt. Al Bressler
Reni Santoni : Police Inspector Chico Gonzalez
John Vernon : The Mayor
Andrew Robinson : Charles ‘Scorpio Killer’ Davis (as Andy Robinson)

A sadistic serial killer who calls himself “Scorpio” (Andy Robinson) murders a young woman in a San Francisco high-rise rooftop swimming pool using a high-powered rifle from the top of the 555 California Street skyscraper. When SFPD Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) investigates, he finds a spent shell casing and a ransom message from the killer, promising his next victims will be “a Catholic priest or a nigger” if the city does not pay him $100,000. The chief of police, with the agreement of the Mayor (John Vernon), assigns Harry to the case and arranges for extra support.

Later, Harry waits for his lunch in a local café, but notices a robbery taking place at a nearby bank and tells the café owner to call the police and report an armed robbery in progress. While he waits for reinforcements, the robbers emerge from the bank, forcing Harry to confront them alone. During the confrontation, Harry utters to one of the robbers:

“ 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 kinda lost track myself. But, being as 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 one question: “Do I feel lucky?” Well, do ya, punk? Read more