Dirty Harry
Movie still
By: Don Siegel
Date: 1971
Source: Dirty Harry. Originally released, 1971, Warner Brothers. Directed by Don Siegel. DVD/VHS, 2001, Warner Studios.
About the Artist: Don Siegel (1912–1991) was born in Chicago. He began his career as an actor but switched to directing in 1945. Siegel was known as an action movie specialist, directing for the theater and for television. He won two Oscars in 1946: for Star in the Night, a short subject, and for Hitler Lives?, a documentary.
Introduction
Harry Callahan, the fictional vigilante San Francisco cop, first appeared in 1971. Don Siegel cast Clint Eastwood in the role after Paul Newman it turned down. Siegel and Eastwood had worked together for years on other films.
The cop action film was a new genre in 1971, with the time period contributing to the story line of the film. Character...
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1970's The Arts Primary Sources
The 1970's: Primary Sources
