Dirty Harry novels of the four first "Dirty Harry" films as tie-ins. Author and screenwriter Phillip Rock wrote the novelization of "Dirty Harry" in 1971, based on an early draft of the script. Mel Valley wrote the sequel, "Magnum Force", in 1973. Wesley Morgan novelized "The Enforcer" in 1976. The "Sudden Impact" novelization was written by Joseph Stinson, one of the screenwriters. Stinson, who had rewritten the originally independent script as a "Dirty Harry" vehicle for Eastwood, adapted the novel in 1983. Following "The Enforcer", Eastwood announced that he would not make any further "Dirty Harry" films (he eventually returned to the role
Clint Eastwood in the 1970s and recreate the cold atmosphere, although some interiors had to be recreated within the studio. The film was a major success, earning $34 million in the states alone and was widely acclaimed by critics, marking the beginning of a newly found critical praise Eastwood began to receive in the early 1980s. Frank Rich of "Time" described the film as "cool, cinematic grace", while Stanley Kauffmann of "The New Republic" called it "crystalline cinema". Daily Review newspaper, Hayward, California. 25 August 1970. Review of Erroll Garner show.https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1891660025710&set=o.212471978792862&type=3&theater Clint Eastwood in the 1970s This article details Clint Eastwood's film career from 1970