Dirty Harry (1971) (Special Edition, 2 DVDs)

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A tremendously controversial film, both decried as an apologia for fascism and hailed as the solution to a decade of rising crime, DIRTY HARRY propelled Clint Eastwood`s career into the stratosphere while adding another archetype to join his Man with No Name in film iconography. Clint stars as Harry Callahan, a truculent San Francisco police detective well known for his vicious take-no-prisoners attitude toward criminals. With the city of San Francisco being terrorized by the psychotic killer known only as Scorpio, Harry is assigned by the mayor and Lt. Bressler to try to stop him, pairing him with reluctantly accepted new partner Chico. Scorpio kidnaps a 14-year-old girl and buries her alive, demanding a $200,000 ransom for her return. Harry is to bring him the money--alone. What follows is one of the most exciting ransom deliveries in film history. The prototype for most of the action films through the rest of the century, DIRTY HARRY rises far above most of them due mostly to an excellent script and Eastwood`s gripping acting. That said, the main character`s contemptuous attitude toward the Miranda law seems far more damning now that it did in the early 1970s.

Special Features:

- New Commentary by Richard Schickel -
- New Featurette The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry - An examination of the influence and legacy of Dirty Harry.
- Featurette Dirty Harry: The Original
- Featurette Dirty Harry s Way - A promotional short on the movie Dirty Harry focusing on the toughness of the movies main characters.
- Interview Gallery
- A look at the life and career of actor/director Clint Eastwood including scenes from his past film and television work and interviews with friends fellow actors and crew members who have worked with him over the years.
- Trailer Gallery