Magnum Force (1973)
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80% of critics liked it
(20 reviews) -
73% of users liked it
(28,077 ratings)
The second Dirty Harry movie, Magnum Force concerns itself with a vigilante group that has targeted notorious scofflaws for extermination. When a prominent gang boss or drug-runner is set free by the airheaded liberal courts, a covert group of "avengers" is soon on hand to blow the… More The second Dirty Harry movie, Magnum Force concerns itself with a vigilante group that has targeted notorious scofflaws for extermination. When a prominent gang boss or drug-runner is set free by the airheaded liberal courts, a covert group of "avengers" is soon on hand to blow the miscreant to bits. While detective Dirty Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is no great friend of civil liberties, he is dead set against wholesale murder as a solution to legal loopholes. Discovering that all the killings have been committed by the same weapon, Callahan reaches the conclusion that his on-the-edge partner, Charlie McCoy (Mitchell Ryan), is responsible. But the answer is less transparent than that, as Harry learns almost at the cost of his own life. Co-scripted by John Milius and Michael Cimino, Magnum Force was followed by three additional Dirty Harry installments: The Enforcer (1976), Sudden Impact (1983) and The Dead Pool (1988). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ted Post
- Written By
- Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink, John Milius, Michael Cimino
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1973 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
But who polices the police?
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Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile
An enthralling thriller which resounds like the boom of the Magnum force
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Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed
A great sequel to an already stellar Don Siegel classic...
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Dirty Harry feels like a lucky punk once again.
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Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World
Engrossing follow-up to Dirty Harry
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Cast
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Clint Eastwood
as Harry Callahan
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Hal Holbrook
as Lieutenant Briggs
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Mitchell Ryan
as Charlie McCoy
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Felton Perry
as Early Smith
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David Soul
as Davis
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Robert Urich
as Grimes
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Maurice Argent
as Nat Weinstein
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Margaret Avery
as Prostitute
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Richard Devon
as Ricca
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Tony Giorgio
as Palancio
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Jack Kosslyn
as Walter
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Bob McClurg
as Cab Driver
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John Mitchum
as DiGorgio
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Kip Niven
as Astrachan
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Clifford A. Pellow
as Guzman
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Albert Popwell
as Pimp
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Suzanne Somers
as Pool Girl (uncredited)
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Christine White
as Carol McCoy
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Adele Yoshioka
as Sunny
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Tim Matheson
as Sweet
- Johnny Weissmuller Jr.
- Mitch Ryan
- Will Hutchins

