Dirty Harry (1971)
Genres: Drama, Action, Noir, Thriller
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, Reni Santoni, Harry Guardino, John Vernon
Dirty Harry is a 1971 American neo-noir action thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first appearance as San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan. The film drew upon the real-life case of the Zodiac Killer as the Callahan character seeks out a similar vicious psychopath.