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The Enforcer

  • 1976
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
50K
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Clint Eastwood in The Enforcer (1976)
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Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan reluctantly teams up with rookie Inspector Kate Moore to foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans.Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan reluctantly teams up with rookie Inspector Kate Moore to foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans.Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan reluctantly teams up with rookie Inspector Kate Moore to foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans.

  • Director
    • James Fargo
  • Writers
    • Harry Julian Fink
    • Rita M. Fink
    • Stirling Silliphant
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Tyne Daly
    • Harry Guardino
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    50K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • James Fargo
    • Writers
      • Harry Julian Fink
      • Rita M. Fink
      • Stirling Silliphant
    • Stars
      • Clint Eastwood
      • Tyne Daly
      • Harry Guardino
    • 161User reviews
    • 68Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Clint Eastwood
    Clint Eastwood
    • Harry Callahan
    Tyne Daly
    Tyne Daly
    • Kate Moore
    Harry Guardino
    Harry Guardino
    • Lt. Bressler
    Bradford Dillman
    Bradford Dillman
    • Capt. McKay
    John Mitchum
    John Mitchum
    • DiGeorgio
    DeVeren Bookwalter
    DeVeren Bookwalter
    • Bobby Maxwell
    John Crawford
    John Crawford
    • The Mayor
    Samantha Doane
    • Wanda
    Bob Hoy
    Bob Hoy
    • Buchinski
    • (as Robert Hoy)
    Jocelyn Jones
    Jocelyn Jones
    • Miki
    M.G. Kelly
    • Father John
    Nick Pellegrino
    Nick Pellegrino
    • Martin
    Albert Popwell
    Albert Popwell
    • Mustapha
    Rudy Ramos
    Rudy Ramos
    • Mendez
    Bill Ackridge
    • Andy
    Bill Jelliffe
    • Johnny
    Joe Bellan
    • Freddie the Fainter
    Tim O'Neill
    • Police Sergeant
    • Director
      • James Fargo
    • Writers
      • Harry Julian Fink
      • Rita M. Fink
      • Stirling Silliphant
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When Harry meets Uhuru leader, Mustapha (Albert Popwell), he asks "Where do I know you from?" Popwell played a bank robber in Dirty Harry (1971), a pimp in Magnum Force (1973), and Horace in Sudden Impact (1983). He didn't appear in The Dead Pool (1988).
    • Goofs
      The U.S. Army sergeant demonstrating the M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon stated that the projectile can penetrate armor plating up to 3/4 of an inch. M72 warheads, in real life, can penetrate up to five inches of armor plating.
    • Quotes

      [Callaghan learns he is being transferred to Personnel]

      Harry Callahan: Personnel? That's for assholes!

      Capt McKay: I was in Personnel for ten years.

      Harry Callahan: Yeah.

    • Alternate versions
      Harry Callahan's character name becomes Harry ''Callaghan'' in the Italian version and titles because the local distributor thought it sounded better.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: A Star Is Born, King Kong, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, The Enforcer, Network, Rocky, Nickelodeon, Silver Streak (1976)

    User reviews161

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    7/10

    The dirtiest Harry of them all

    This movie continues the tradition of Clint Eastwood making great movies. The Enforcer is not the best of the Dirty Harry films, but it isn't the worst of them either. (The Dead Pool is). Don't get me wrong, they are all great flicks and I enjoy all of them but there is a best to worst order to these movies. The Enforcer is filled with Harry's dry humor and tough talking dialogue. 1976 San Francisco is filmed beautifully and provides a great background as in all the Dirty Harrys. The music is suitably funky. A bit dated, but funky. Tyne Daly does a good job as Harry's spunky new partner. Tyne Daly wasn't bad lookin' in 1976 either. I'm sure Tyne misses those days. Bottom Line: Must have this movie to complete the Dirty Harry collection. It's a good tough-cop movie on it's own but I suggest getting all these films. Get the box set on DVD.
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    • Apr 3, 2003
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dirty Harry III
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Baker, California, USA(the Army demonstration of the LAW rocket)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • The Malpaso Company
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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,236,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $46,236,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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