Release OrderRecommended
0 / 5 watchedThe five films in release order, which is also Callahan's story order. One short list covers the whole run.
- 1 Dirty Harry Directed by Don Siegel. Callahan hunts the Scorpio sniper through San Francisco.
- 2 Magnum Force Directed by Ted Post. Callahan investigates rogue cops running a death squad.
- 3 The Enforcer Directed by James Fargo. Callahan gets a rookie female partner and faces militant robbers.
- 4 Sudden Impact Directed by Clint Eastwood. A rape survivor turns killer while Callahan sits on suspension.
- 5 The Dead Pool Directed by Buddy Van Horn. Callahan probes murders tied to a celebrity death pool game. Final entry.
About Dirty Harry
Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) polices San Francisco with a .44 Magnum and little patience for procedure. Don Siegel launched the series in 1971 with a story shaped by the Zodiac killings, and Eastwood played Callahan in all five films while directing the fourth himself.
Release order matches story order, with gaps of up to seven years between entries. The run closed with The Dead Pool in 1988, and no sixth film has ever been announced.
Good to know
US release dates: Dirty Harry on December 23, 1971; Magnum Force on December 25, 1973; The Enforcer on December 22, 1976; Sudden Impact on December 9, 1983; The Dead Pool on July 13, 1988. Sudden Impact gives the series its signature line, 'Go ahead, make my day.' The Dead Pool co-stars Liam Neeson and features an early appearance by Jim Carrey as a rock singer.
