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Magnum Force
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*Magnum Force* is a 1973 American action film directed by Ted Post and written by John Milius and Michael Cimino. The cast includes Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitchell Ryan, and David Soul. Produced by Malpaso Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment, the film is part of the *Dirty Harry* series. It was filmed in San Francisco, which also serves as its narrative location. The story deals with aviation, terrorism, and a serial killer. Frank Stanley served as director of photography, Ferris Webster as film editor, and Lalo Schifrin as composer.
The film has a runtime of 124 minutes and is rated R. It was released on December 13, 1973, and is available in video on demand format. *Magnum Force* earned $39,768,000 at the box office. Its tagline is "This time the bullets are hitting pretty close to home." The film has received various review scores, including 7.2 on IMDb, 6.7/10, 67%, and 58/100. It received two nominations.
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7.1"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.
Cast
- Clint Eastwood as Insp. Harry Callahan
- Hal Holbrook as Lieutenant Briggs
- Mitchell Ryan as Officer Charlie McCoy
- David Soul as Officer John Davis
- Felton Perry as Insp. Early Smith
- Robert Urich as Officer Mike Grimes
Themes
- uniform
- san francisco, california
- arbitrary law
- investigation
- inspector
- vigilante
- bad cop
- police corruption
- police vigilantism
- revolver
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
69,960 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
69%
Metacritic
58/100
- Year
- 1973
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ted Post
- Screenplay by
- John Milius , Michael Cimino
- Story by
- John Milius
- Based on
- Characters, by Harry Julian Fink , R.M. Fink
- Produced by
- Robert Daley
- Starring
- Clint Eastwood , Hal Holbrook , Mitchell Ryan , David Soul , Felton Perry , Robert Urich
- Cinematography
- Frank Stanley
- Edited by
- Ferris Webster
- Music by
- Lalo Schifrin
- Production company
- The Malpaso Company
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- December 25, 1973 ( 1973-12-25 )
- Running time
- 123 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Box office
- $44.6 million (domestic)
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Encyclopedic overview
Magnum Force is a 1973 American neo-noir action-thriller film and the second to feature Clint Eastwood as maverick cop Harry Callahan after the 1971 film Dirty Harry. Ted Post, who had previously worked with Eastwood on Rawhide and Hang 'Em High, directed the film. The screenplay was written by John Milius and Michael Cimino (who later worked with Eastwood on Thunderbolt and Lightfoot). The film score was composed by Lalo Schifrin. This film features early appearances by David Soul, Tim Matheson, and Robert Urich. At 123 minutes, it is the longest of the five Dirty Harry films.
Plot
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