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Dirty Harry (series)
''Dirty Harry'' is an American neo-noir vigilante action thriller film series featuring San Francisco Police Department Homicide Division Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan. There are five films: '' Dirty Harry'' (1971), ''Magnum Force'' (1973), ''The Enforcer (1976 film), The Enforcer'' (1976), ''Sudden Impact'' (1983) and ''The Dead Pool'' (1988). Clint Eastwood portrayed Callahan in all five films and directed ''Sudden Impact''. Callahan is notorious for his unorthodox, violent and ruthless methods against the criminals and killers he is assigned to apprehend. At the same time, he is assigned a partner who is usually either killed or seriously injured during the film. Films ''Dirty Harry'' (1971) ''Dirty Harry'' (1971) was directed by Don Siegel and starred Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan. Harry tracks serial killer Scorpio (loosely based on the Zodiac killer). Eastwood's iconic portrayal of the blunt-speaking, unorthodox detective set the style for a number of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Julian Fink
Harry Julian Fink (July 7, 1923 – August 8, 2001) was an American television and film writer known for ''Have Gun – Will Travel'' and as one of the writers who created Harry Callahan (character), Dirty Harry. Fink wrote for various television shows in the 1950s and 1960s, and also created several, including NBC's ''T.H.E. Cat'', starring Robert Loggia, and ''Tate (TV series), Tate'' starring David McLean (actor), David McLean. His first film work was the 1965 Sam Peckinpah film ''Major Dundee''. He also worked on ''Ice Station Zebra'', and, with his wife R. M. Fink, ''Big Jake'', ''Dirty Harry'' and ''Cahill U.S. Marshal''. References External links * American male screenwriters American television writers 2001 deaths 1923 births American male television writers 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screenwriter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |