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Magnum Force

Year:
Duration:
124 min
Genres:
Action | Mystery | Thriller
IMDB rate:
7.2
Director:
Ted Post
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1973-12-25
Filming Locations: 1501 Leavenworth Street, San Francisco, California, USA
Earnings
Gross: $44,680,473 (USA) ( 1974)
Cast
Actor
Character
Adele Yoshioka
Adele Yoshioka
Magnum Force
Clint Eastwood
Harry Calahan
Hal Holbrook
Lt. Briggs
Mitchell Ryan
McCoy
David Soul
Davis
Tim Matheson
Sweet
Kip Niven
Astrachan
Robert Urich
Grimes
Felton Perry
Early Smith
Maurice Argent
Nat Weinstein
Margaret Avery
Prostitute
Richard Devon
Ricca
Tony Giorgio
Palancio
Jack Kosslyn
Walter
Bob March
Estabrook
Bob McClurg
Cab Driver
John Mitchum
DiGiorgio
Russ Moro
Ricca's Driver
Clifford A. Pellow
Guzman
Albert Popwell
Pimp
Christine White
Carol McCoy
Clarence 'Buzz' Anderson
Reporter (uncredited)
Susheela Asregadoo
Girl by Mailbox (uncredited)
Nina B. Blake
Hotel Patron (uncredited)
Kenneth Boyd
Black Dude (uncredited)
John Bracci
Hijacker (uncredited)
Marcia Brandwynne
Reporter (uncredited)
Christopher Brooks
Demonstrator (uncredited)
Art Brown
Himself (uncredited)
Jeff Carter
Range Master (uncredited)
Willie Carter
Black Dude (uncredited)
Al Cingolani
Man by Pool (uncredited)
Reuben Collins
Reporter (uncredited)
Cab Covay
Tall Thin Man (uncredited)
Paul D'Amato
Store Crook (uncredited)
Michael L. Davis
Ricca's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Brenda Dennis
Stewardess (uncredited)
Cash Earley
Stewardess (uncredited)
Aaron Edwards
Reporter (uncredited)
Drew Eshelman
Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
Debra A. Estok
Nude Girl (uncredited)
Robert Feero
Store Crook (uncredited)
Peter Fitzsimmons
Black Man (uncredited)
Ray K. Goman
Cop (uncredited)
Joseph Gostanian
Hijacker (uncredited)
Wayne Grace
Palancio's Driver (uncredited)
J. Peter Hanson
Airline Executive (uncredited)
Lisa Herman
Brunette Girl (uncredited)
Barbara Herring
Blonde Girl (uncredited)
Will Hutchins
Stakeout Cop (uncredited)
Jay Jacobus
Airline Executive (uncredited)
George R. Kalange
Engineer (uncredited)
Gwyn Karon
Reporter (uncredited)
Craig Kelly
Airport counterman (uncredited)
Edgy Lee
Reporter (uncredited)
John Lester
Reporter (uncredited)
Lucy Lowry
Stewardess (uncredited)
Bruce Mackey
Demonstrator (uncredited)
Ron Magers
Reporter (uncredited)
Angela May
Stewardess (uncredited)
Linda McClure
Girl by Pool (uncredited)
Ricci McGee
Black Dude (uncredited)
Terence McGovern
Demonstrator (uncredited)
Janet McGrath
Girl by Pool (uncredited)
Don Michaelian
Man by Pool (uncredited)
Joe Miksak
Avery (uncredited)
Lynn Mortensen
McCoy Child (uncredited)
Niels Mortensen
McCoy Child (uncredited)
Bruce Neckels
Controller (uncredited)
Eugene A. Nelson
Reporter (uncredited)
Ben Niems
Demonstrator (uncredited)
Tom O'Neill
Man by Pool (uncredited)
Rudy Ortega
Demonstrator (uncredited)
Tony Piazza
Police Cadet (uncredited)
Charles Raino
Demonstrator (uncredited)
George Reading
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Rosenblaum
Reporter (uncredited)
Ray Saunders
Doctor Infirmary (uncredited)
Jack Schmidt
Airline Executive (uncredited)
Robert E. Simpson
Nude Boy (uncredited)
Karna Small
Reporter (uncredited)
Melvina Smedley
Woman in Discount Store (uncredited)
Windrim Smith
Demonstrator (uncredited)
Suzanne Somers
Pool Girl
Owen Spann
Reporter (uncredited)
William Swan
Doorman (uncredited)
Steve Treacy
Police Photographer (uncredited)
Robert Trebor
Reporter (uncredited)
Ed Vasgersian
Casale (uncredited)
Conni Venturi
Girl by Pool (uncredited)
John Allen Vick
Demonstrator (uncredited)
Robert V.R. Ware
Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Johnny Weissmuller Jr.
Palancio's Hitter (uncredited)
Joseph Whipp
Palancio's Hitter (uncredited)
William L. Williams
Hotel Patron (uncredited)
Phil Wilson
Reporter (uncredited)
Jeff Wynne
McCoy Child (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Late in the movie when Harry initially makes his partner, Early Smith aware of his suspicion that a rogue death squad is operating within the department, he make casual reference to a similar situation in Brazil that occurred a few year earlier. This is a reference to the infamous Esquadrão da Morte (death squad) that operated in the mid to late 60s during a time of military dictatorship in Brazil. Led by Detective Mariscot Mariel the squad was made up of rogue members of the police and judiciary, and financed by the business community. Their purpose initially was to assassinate know criminals who could not be brought to justice legally but they later carried out political assassinations and general acts of terrorism against the regime's enemies.
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Uncredited actor Robert Feero is the first to fall to Dirty Harry's 44 magnum.
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As with the first Dirty Harry (1971) movie, Clint Eastwood performs all his own stunts. His face is clearly visible in several stunt sequences which includes him clinging to the hood of Palancio's moving and swerving car, and the climactic motorcycle chase sequence.
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Goofs
When Harry is being chased down the steep winding street he hits a car with the driver's side of his car. In one subsequent shot, the damage is shown to the passenger side instead.
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A metal ramp is seen bolted to the front bumper of the 1972 Ford Galaxie sedan (Lt. Briggs' unmarked unit) when it rams Officer Grimes' motorcycle head on.
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SFPD Motor Division officers ride Moto Guzzi Eldorado V7 850 Police Specials throughout the film. The SFPD has always used Harley Davidson FL Electra Glides.
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Quotes
Harry Callahan: [Harry is confronted by three of the vigilante cops] You heroes killed a dozen people this week. What are you going to do next week?
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Harry Callahan: A man's GOT to know his limitations.
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Walter, Crime Scene Investigator: [Harry and Walter are examining the car of the pimp shot to death] Now, he'd have to be standing right here, this close. Point-blank range.
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Faq
Q
What does Harry mean when he says he uses a 'Light special' bullet in his 44 Magnum?
A
This line caused great controversy amongst gun enthusiasts as it suggested that Dirty Harry used the much weaker 44 Special cartridge in his revolver rather than the tremmendously powerful 44 Magnum (the Smith and Wesson Model 29 capable of using both). According to screenwriter John Milius the crew simply fluffed his dialogue, what Harry means is that he uses a specially prepared slightly lighter version of one of the strongest varieties of 44 Magnum bullets in order to give him 'less recoil and more control'.
Q
Who carries out which assassination on screen?
A
Because the film is careful to avoid showing the motorcycle cops' faces when they kill criminals, it is hard to tell which cop is at which crime scene. Additionally, the voices of the cops conducting the two traffic stop shootings are made to sound similar so you can't make a voice recognition and are left guessing as to whether it's the same cop or two different guys. Some believe Red Astrachan is responsible for either the execution of Ricca and everyone in his car or for the pool massacre, and Mike Grimes for the other one. It is presumed by Captain Avery in the morgue scene (and a mention that Phil Sweet found the pimp's body) that Sweet is responsible for executing the pimp.Of the four motorcycle cops, only John Davis is certainly responsible for the assassination of Lou Guzman and his associates, as well as Charlie McCoy, given that we see him taking off his helmet when speaking to DiGeorgio after shooting McCoy in the parking garage.However, it is also very likely that Davis might have carried the pimp's murder: Sweet clearly has brunette hair. There is a closeup of the killer cop's sunglasses when he is asking the pimp for his license and vehicle registration, where you can clearly see that he has blond hair sticking out from under his helmet, and Davis is the only one of the four motorcycle cops who is blond. This makes Avery's implication at the morgue that Sweet was responsible for the pimp killing either a continuity error or Sweet was nearby acting as a back-up to Davis.
Q
How many Dirty Harry movies are there?
A
There are five: Dirty Harry (1971); Magnum Force (1973); The Enforcer (1976); Sudden Impact (1983); The Dead Pool (1988).
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