The Enforcer (1976 film) in him by Sergio Leone. The film ended up considerably shorter than the previous Dirty Harry films, and was cut to 95 minutes for its final running time. The music score for "The Enforcer" was written by Jerry Fielding, making "The Enforcer" the only "Dirty Harry" film without a score by Lalo Schifrin. The film was originally intended to be the last "Dirty Harry" film of a trilogy. A poll conducted by Warner Bros in 1983 led to the development of a fourth film, "Sudden Impact" and the resurrection of the film series. Eastwood never intended to make more "Dirty
Clint Eastwood in the 1970s was drawn to the role as ringleader Frank Morris and agreed to star, providing Don Siegel directed under the Malpaso banner. Siegel insisted that it be a Don Siegel film and out-maneouvered Clint by purchasing the rights to the film for $100,000. This created a rift between the friends, causing Siegel to depart to Paramount, a rival studio. Although their disagreement was later patched up and Siegel agreed for it to be a Malpaso-Siegel production, Siegel would never direct an Eastwood picture again. As Siegel and Tuggle worked on the script, the producers paid $500,000 to restore the decaying prison