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The Enforcer

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The Enforcer (1976)

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Reviews Counted:27

Fresh:21

Rotten:6

Average Rating:6.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: In this third installment of the Dirty Harry series, Detective Callahan wages war on a terrorist group and his by-the-books superiors. His partner for this mission is a determined female officer... In this third installment of the Dirty Harry series, Detective Callahan wages war on a terrorist group and his by-the-books superiors. His partner for this mission is a determined female officer who refuses to be bullied by male-chauvinist cops. Callahan and partner save the mayor, Dirty-Harry style. Followed by SUDDEN IMPACT. [More]

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman, John Mitchum, Albert Popwell, John Crawford, DeVeren Bookwlater

Director: James Fargo

Director: James Fargo
Producer: Robert Daley
Screenwriter: Stirling Silliphant, Dean Riesner
Composer: Jerry Fielding

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01/26/06
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Eastwood’s flinty-eyed stare and snarling lip are still more than satisfactory.

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11/20/01
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

The best part of the Dirty Harry movies is Harry's signature sarcasm.

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12/03/01
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
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A series that has become too familiar using the same old formula.

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09/11/05
Dennis Schwartz
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Mike Bracken
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06/26/08
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For Eastwood fans only, third of five in the Dirty Harry series, but hardening of the arteries began to set in with one.

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11/28/02
Gary Brown
Gary Brown
Houston Community Newspapers

Dirty Harry confronts women's lib ... and Eastwood demonstrates his feminist affinities once again.

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01/21/05
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Dirty Harry has a female partner...briefly. Blasting action.

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06/12/05
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

A solid third installment in the DIRTY HARRY series. Tyne Daly excellent as the flustered but competent female partner. Great final showdown with terrorists on Alcatraz.

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03/22/03
Brian Mckay
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A grim, gutsy, perversely satisfying shot of machismo from an era when action heroes were action heroes -- not a little boy's idea of an action hero.

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11/08/04
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

Finally, we know Lacey's secret past...she was killed in the line of duty

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10/28/05
Pete Vonder Haar
Pete Vonder Haar
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Dirty Harry keeps knocking 'em down in entertaining fashion.

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04/02/05
Scott Weinberg
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