Dirty Harry (film series) as a car chase, barroom brawl, defusing bombs and "Feel Lucky" mode. Dirty Harry (film series) Dirty Harry is an American film series featuring San Francisco Police Department Homicide Division Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan who is notorious for being extremely violent and ruthless in his methods, and a danger for any partner assigned to him. Actor Clint Eastwood portrayed Callahan in all five of the series' films. "Dirty Harry" (1971) was directed by Don Siegel and starred Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan. Harry tracks serial killer Scorpio (loosely based on the Zodiac killer). Eastwood's iconic portrayal of the blunt-speaking, unorthodox
Dirty Harry The Best 1000 Movies Ever Made list by "The New York Times". In January 2010 "Total Film" included the film on its list of The 100 Greatest Movies of All Time. "TV Guide" and "Vanity Fair" also included the film on their lists of the 50 best movies. A generation later, "Dirty Harry" is now regarded as one of the best films of 1971. Based mainly on reviews from the 2000s, the film holds a 93% approval rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. It was nominated at the Edgar Allan Poe Awards for Best Motion Picture. In 2014,