Digital distribution
Warner Home Video owns rights to the "Dirty Harry" series. The studio first released the film to VHS and Betamax in 1979. "Dirty Harry" (1971) has been remastered for DVD three times – in 1998, 2001 and 2008. It has been repurposed for several DVD box sets. "Dirty Harry" made its high-definition debut with the 2008 Blu-ray Disc. The commentator on the 2008 DVD is Clint Eastwood biographer Richard Schickel. The film, along with its sequels, has been released in high definition, on various Digital distribution services, including the iTunes Store.