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Magnum Force

1973 film directed by Ted Post

Film · TMDB

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"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.

Released: 1973-12-13124 minDir: Ted PostDrama, Crime, Action

Cast

Clint Eastwood as Insp. Harry Callahan
Hal Holbrook as Lieutenant Briggs
Mitchell Ryan as Officer Charlie McCoy
David Soul as Officer John Davis
Felton Perry as Insp. Early Smith
Robert Urich as Officer Mike Grimes

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Ratings · OMDb

IMDb

7.2/10

69,960 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

69%

Metacritic

58/100

Rated: R
Awards: 2 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: Ted Post
Screenplay by: John Milius , Michael Cimino
Story by: John Milius
Based on: Characters, by Harry Julian Fink , R.M. Fink
Produced by: Robert Daley
Starring: Clint Eastwood , Hal Holbrook , Mitchell Ryan , David Soul , Felton Perry , Robert Urich
Cinematography: Frank Stanley
Edited by: Ferris Webster
Music by: Lalo Schifrin
Production company: The Malpaso Company
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Release date: December 25, 1973 ( 1973-12-25 )
Running time

Key dates

Published: 25 December 1973

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Series: Dirty Harry
Main subject: serial killer
Director: Ted Post
Screenwriter: Michael Cimino
Cast member: Margaret Avery
Composer: Lalo Schifrin
Production company: Malpaso Productions

Article

Magnum Force is a 1973 American neo-noir action-thriller film and the second to feature Clint Eastwood as maverick cop Harry Callahan after the 1971 film Dirty Harry. Ted Post, who had previously worked with Eastwood on Rawhide and Hang 'Em High, directed the film. The screenplay was written by John Milius and Michael Cimino (who later worked with Eastwood on Thunderbolt and Lightfoot). The film score was composed by Lalo Schifrin. This film features early appearances by David Soul, Tim Matheson, and Robert Urich. At 123 minutes, it is the longest of the five Dirty Harry films.

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