Magnum Force (1973)

Director:

Ted Post

Writers:

Harry Julian Fink (characters) and
Rita M. Fink (characters) ...
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Release Date:

25 December 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Clint Eastwood is Dirty Harry in Magnum Force

Plot:

Dirty Harry is on the trail of vigilante cops who are not above going beyond the law to kill the city's undesirables.

Plot Keywords:

Dead Body In Water | Female Nudity | Mail Bomb | Male Nudity | Poisoning

Cast

Clint Eastwood	...	Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
Hal Holbrook	...	Lt. Neil Briggs
Mitch Ryan	...	Officer Charlie McCoy (as Mitchell Ryan)
David Soul	...	Officer John Davis
Tim Matheson	...	Officer Phil Sweet
Kip Niven	...	Officer Red Astrachan
Robert Urich	...	Officer Mike Grimes
Felton Perry	...	Insp. Early Smith
Maurice Argent	...	Nat Weinstein
Margaret Avery	...	Prostitute
Richard Devon	...	Carmine Ricca
Tony Giorgio	...	Frank Palancio
Jack Kosslyn	...	Walter
Bob March	...	Estabrook
Bob McClurg	...	Cab Driver
John Mitchum	...	Insp. Frank DiGiorgio
Russ Moro	...	Gino, Ricca's Driver
Clifford A. Pellow	...	Lou Guzman
Albert Popwell	...	J.J. Wilson
Christine White	...	Carol McCoy
Adele Yoshioka	...	Sunny
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul D'Amato	...	Store Crook (uncredited)
Will Hutchins	...	Stakeout Cop (uncredited)
Suzanne Somers	...	Pool Girl (uncredited)
Steve Treacy	...	Police Photographer (uncredited)

Directed by
Ted Post

Writing credits
Harry Julian Fink		(characters) and
Rita M. Fink		(characters) (as R.M. Fink)
John Milius		(story)
John Milius		(screenplay) and
Michael Cimino		(screenplay)

Produced by
Robert Daley	....	producer

Original Music by
Lalo Schifrin

Cinematography by
Frank Stanley

Film Editing by
Ferris Webster

Art Direction by
Jack T. Collis		(as Jack Collis)

Set Decoration by
John Lamphear

Makeup Department
Shirley Dolle	....	hair stylist
Joe McKinney	....	makeup artist

Production Management
John G. Wilson	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wesley J. McAfee	....	first assistant director (as Wes McAfee)
Carl 'Major' Roup	....	second assistant director (as Carl Roup)
Al Silvani	....	second assistant director
Buddy Van Horn	....	second unit director

Art Department
Edward Aiona	....	property master
Douglas Freeman	....	set dresser

Sound Department
James R. Alexander	....	sound (as James Alexander)
Dan Wallin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sergio Reyes	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Sass Bedig	....	special effects
Jim Aupperle	....	mold assistant (uncredited)

Stunts
Dar Robinson	....	motorcycle stunt driver
Max Balchowsky	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Brutsche	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Couch	....	stunts (uncredited)
Everett Creach	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bennie E. Dobbins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ted Duncan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary Epper	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ted Grossman	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Harris	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts (uncredited)
Julie Ann Johnson	....	stunts (uncredited)
William T. Lane	....	stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin	....	stunts (uncredited)
Troy Melton	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Mulder	....	stunts (uncredited)
Victor Paul	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Perkins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dar Robinson	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Robotham	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Sawaya	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Shannon	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Summers	....	stunts (uncredited)
Buddy Van Horn	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Waters	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Barber	....	assistant camera
Wynn Bowles	....	gaffer (as Wynn 'Bud' Bowles)
William N. Clark	....	camera operator (as William Clark)
Bud Howell	....	key grip (as Carmon 'Bud' Howell)
Cliff Ralke	....	assistant camera
Charles W. Short	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jules Melillo	....	key costumer
Glenn Wright	....	costume supervisor (as Glenn T. Wright)

Music Department
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer

Other crew
Jack Kosslyn	....	dialogue supervisor
Carey Loftin	....	special action sequences
Hope McLachlin	....	script supervisor
Tom Piskura	....	assistant to producer
Carol Rydall	....	secretary to producer

Production Companies

• Malpaso Company, The
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• CBS Television (1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1973) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (deluxe edition)
• Warner-Columbia Films (1974) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1974) (West Germany) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Burbank Studios, The  production equipment
• Burbank Studios, The  production services
• Universal Title  titles and opticals

Runtime:

124 min | Sweden:118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 (1974) (cut) | UK:X (1973) (cut) | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA (TV rating) | Australia:R | Canada:18A | France:-12 | Italy:VM18 | Norway:18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:(Banned) | Sweden:15 (cut) | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

18th St. Overpass, Potrero Hill, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Malpaso Company, The

Trivia:

Directly after the scene in the garage where Callahan is threatened by the motorcycle cops, the cycles drove out and every single one of them crashed. Clint Eastwood said, "I've been threatened by the Keystone Kops."

Goofs:

Continuity: Harry Callahan's surname is misspelled as "Calahan" in the closing credits.

Quotes:

Harry Callahan: [shows boss suspect's bullet]
Lieutenant Briggs: [seeing it through microscope] Close, but no match. It has much more lines than the other. Where'd get it from, by the way?
Harry Callahan: Oh, just some hunch.
Lieutenant Briggs: Tell me where.
Harry Callahan: Look, it doesn't matter because it doesn't match up, so there is no reason for me to tell you.
Lieutenant Briggs: Don't play any crap games with me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Dead Zone: The Hunt (#2.16)" (2003)

Solid Sequel

I have to say Magnum Force is better than Dirty Harry. In this we see Clint Eastwood returning as Harry Calahan with .44 Magnum and all. When a group of unknown cops are killing off the city's top criminals one by one it's only up to him to stop them.

Eastwood again puts on a great performance as Calahan. Hal Holbrook is great in his supporting role as Briggs. The movie has a very original plot especially for a sequel and it moves along very well. Calahan is a tough in this like he was in the original and plays by his own rule book to bring in the bad guys. Also we see Calahan with a love interest in this one. :) So if you liked Dirty Harry then Magnum Force is a must see.