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Dirty Harry (1971)

October 12, 2009
Dirty Harry
Well I'm all broken up about that man's rights.
—Harry Callahan
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The opening sequence and credits to Don Siegel's Dirty Harry plays long, mean...and breathless? Cream-pie cool Clint Eastwood susses death and a devil atop skyscrapers to a tough Lalo Schifrin score. The soaring set piece sets your teeth on edge, the soft howl of wind an uncomfortable music, the framing tight and majestic. As the camera teeters on the executive producer credit you put your left arm around someone a little too tightly.

Title sequence

  • Category

    Film
  • Styles

    live action, main title, prologue
Dirty Harry
  • Director

    Don Siegel
  • Year

    1971
  • Aspect

    2.35:1
  • Studio

    Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Country

    USA
  • Language

    English
  • Reviews

    Reviews on Letterboxd
  • IMDb has full details

Article

  • Writer

    Alexander Ulloa

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