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Dirty Harry (1971) - 9 trivia entries

Directed by Don Siegel, starring Andrew Robinson, Clint Eastwood (add more)

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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When Harry is being run all over town by Scorpio, he passes a wall which bears the graffiti "Kyle", the name of Clint Eastwood's son.

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Dirty Harry's .44 Magnum was not the most powerful handgun in the world at the time. In fact, among firearms enthusiasts (such as screenwriter John Milius, an NRA Board Member), there were a few relatively-well-known examples of pistols that were more powerful. Perhaps best-known was that R.B. Rhodda & Co. of Calcutta had sold a number of side-by-side pistols in .303 British during the 1890's through the 1920's. The .303 is a relatively potent rifle caliber that is significantly more powerful than the .44 Magnum. With that said, I can certainly understand why an SFPD officer wouldn't be lugging around an unwieldy, side-by-side, two-shot pistol.

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Scorpio's real name is never revealed throughout the entire movie, and in the ending credits he is simply listed as "killer".

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Frank Sinatra was going to play Harry Callahan, but had to pull out due to illness.

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Director Don Siegel has a cameo role in this film - he is the pedestrian walking past Harry's car when he and Chico return to the police headquarters.

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Andy Robinson (Scorpio) received several death threats after this film was released and had to get an unlisted phone number.

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Audie Murphy was first approached to play the role of Scorpio, but died in a plane crash before his decision on the offer could be made.

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Clint Eastwood directed the attempted suicide/jumper sequence when director Don Siegel fell ill during production.

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Dirty Harry is reputed to be the film that significantly launched Clint Eastwood's film career and was released in 1971. Also released in 1971 was Play Misty For Me, which was Clint's directing debut. In this film, when Clint walks into the diner just before the bank robbery, the cinema on the right hand side of the shot is advertising Clint's other movie Play Misty For Me.

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