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    Magnum Force (1973)

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    This sequel to Dirty Harry (1971) found San Francisco cop Inspector Harry Callahan – there is no explanation for why he’s got his job back after disobeying orders and resigning at the end of the last film – pitted against a cell of well connected and organised vigilante cops who act as judge, jury and executioner in exasperation over the number of felons escaping punishment from the congested and toothless courts.

    Harry makes his own violent stand against these miscreants – even though their plans don’t really contradict his actions or ideas –  but by 1973 the vigilante was well on the way to becoming the Seventies’ new screen hero.

    Eastwood oozes laconic cool and confirms his superstar status, even if the storyline here is more brutally violent (particularly an unforgivably gratuitous murder of a prostitute) and fails to explore the moral complexity of the original – Ted Post is no Don Siegel when it comes to direction.

    Nevertheless, the climactic chase and showdown on board a deserted aircraft carrier is gripping, and it’s intriguing to see future TV stars like David Soul (Starsky and Hutch) and Robert Urich (Spenser for Hire) cut their teeth playing rookie motorcycle cops.

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    Harry Callahan
    Clint Eastwood
    Lieutenant Briggs
    Hal Holbrook
    Early Smith
    Felton Perry
    Charlie McCoy
    Mitchell Ryan
    Davis
    David Soul
    Sweet
    Tim Matheson
    Grimes
    Robert Urich
    Astrachan
    Kip Niven
    Carol McCoy
    Christine White
    Sunny
    Adele Yoshioka
    Sidney
    Albert Popwell
    Palancio
    Tony Giorgio
    Ricca
    Richard Devon
    Walter
    Jack Kosslyn
    Lou Guzman
    Clifford A Pellow
    DiGiorgio
    John Mitchum

    Director
    Ted Post

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