Dirty Harry Dirty Harry Dirty Harry is a 1971 American action crime thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the "Dirty Harry" series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan. The film drew upon the actual case of the Zodiac Killer as the Callahan character seeks out a similar vicious psychopath. "Dirty Harry" was a critical and commercial success and set the style for a whole genre of police films. It was followed by four sequels: "Magnum Force" in 1973, "The Enforcer" in 1976, "Sudden
Dirty Harry (character) of "The 20 All Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture" by "Entertainment Weekly". He was also ranked 42nd by "Premiere" magazine on their list of the "100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time". The character also received recognition from the American Film Institute. Callahan's trademark weapon, the Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum revolver, was named the second greatest movie weapon of all time, behind the lightsaber from "Star Wars". On AFI's "100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes", two of Dirty Harry's famous lines ranked 6th and 51st, respectively: The former phrase was borrowed by US President Ronald Reagan in