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M2355 MAGNUM FORCE (USA, 1973) (Other Titles: 44 [I.E M2355 MAGNUM FORCE (USA, 1973) (Other titles: 44 [i.e. quaranta quattro] Magnum per l’ispettore Callaghan) Credits: director, Ted Post ; writers, John Milius, Michael Cimino. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Felton Perry, Mitchell Ryan, David Soul. Summary: Detective/mystery film set in contemporary San Francisco. A mysterious wave of assassinations is sweeping the San Francisco underworld. Detective ‘Dirty Harry’ Callahan (Eastwood) discovers why: sharpshooting rookie policemen have turned vigilante. Some of them are Vietnam veterans Adair, Gilbert. Vietnam on film [GB] (p. 131) Agan, Patrick. Clint Eastwood: the man behind the myth New York : Pyramid, 1975. [Reprinted, London : Hale, 1977; Sevenoaks [England] : Coronet, 1978] Allombert, Guy. “Magnum force” Revue du cinema 283 (Apr 1974), p. 129; 288-289 (Oct 1974), p. 212. Auster, Albert and Quart, Leonard. How the war was remembered: Hollywood & Vietnam [GB] (p. 48, 49) ___________________________. “Film review: Man and superman: Vietnam and the new American hero” Social policy [GB] Bingham, Dennis. Acting male: masculinities in the films of James Stewart, Jack Nicholson, and Clint Eastwood New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers Univ. Press, 1994. (p. 180-95) Butcher, Maryvonne. “Cinema” Tablet 228 (Jan 12, 1974), p. 37. Castell, David. “Magnum force” Films illustrated 3 (Jan 1974), p. 252. Cheatham, Richard Beau. Clint Eastwood: an ideological study of his films, star image, and popularity Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Southern California, 1992. Cluny, Claude Michel. “Magnum force” Cinema 74 186 (Mar 1974), p. 38-9. Cole, Gerald and Williams, Peter. Clint Eastwood London : W.H. Allen, 1983. Coleman, John. “Outlaws incorporated” New statesman 86 (Dec 14, 1973), p. 918. Combs, Richard. “Magnum force” Monthly film bulletin 41/481 (Feb 1974), p. 31. Crowdus, Gary. “Magnum force” Cineaste 6/2 (1974), p. 54. Cumbow, Robert C. “Magnum force” Vietnam war feature filmography (1992 draft) [GB] (p. 243-4) and Vietnam war films [GB] (Entry 357) Douglas, Peter. Clint Eastwood: movin’ on. London : Star Books, 1975. Downing, David and Herman, Gary. Clint Eastwood: all-American anti-hero: a critical appraisal of the world’s top box office star and his films London ; New York : Omnibus Press ; New York : distributed by Quick Fox, 1977. Dureau, Christian. Clint Eastwood Paris : Editions PAC, 1985. Fairbanks, H. [Magnum force] Advocate 28 (Jan 2, 1974), p. 31. Ferrari, Philippe J. P. Clint Eastwood Paris : Solar, 1980. Frank, Alan G. Clint Eastwood New York : Exeter Books, 1982. (p. 54-55) Frayling, Christopher. Clint Eastwood London : Virgin Books, 1992. Frumkes, Roy. “Magnum force” Films in review 25 (Feb 1974), p. 118-19. Guerif, Francois. Clint Eastwood Paris : H. Veyrier, 1983. [Translated and reissued, London : Houghton, 1986; and New York : St. Martin’s, 1986] Herman, Gary (see under Downing, David) Jameson, Richard T. “Magnum force” Movietone news 29 (Jan/Feb 1974), p. 43+ Jeffords, Susan. Hard bodies: Hollywood masculinity in the Reagan era New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers Univ. Press, 1994. (p. 17-18) Johnstone, Iain. The man with no name London : Book Club Associates, 1981. (p. 87-91) [Reissued, New York : Morrow Quill Paperbacks, 1981; (1st rev. ed) New York : Quill/William Morrow, 1988] Kael, Pauline. “Magnum force” New Yorker 49 (Jan 14, 1974), p. 84-9. Kaminsky, Stuart M. Clint Eastwood New York : New American Library, 1974. Kerbel, Michael. “Harry still hasn’t come clean” Village voice 19 (Feb 7, 1974), p. 71. Landau. Jon. “Magnum force” Rolling stone 156 (Mar 14, 1974), p. 71. Lanning, Michael Lee. Vietnam at the movies [GB] (p. 267) Legarde, Helene. Clint Eastwood Paris : Editions J’ai lu, 1988. Lichtenfeld, Eric. Action speaks louder : violence, spectacle, and the American action movie Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004. (p. 33-39+) [Magnum force] CinemaTV today n.10064 (Jan 7, 1974), p. 8. “Magnum force” Films and filming 20 (Jan 1974), p. 18-21. [Magnum force] Hollywood reporter 229/15 (Dec 12, 1973), p. 3. “Magnum force” Motion picture guide (edited by Jay Robert Nash and Stanley Ralph Ross) Chicago : Cinebooks, 1985. (v. 5, p. 1810) [Magnum force] St. Anthony messenger 81 (Apr 1974), p. 8. [Magnum force] Washington post (Jan 1, 1974), p. C1. Mroi, S. Y. “For a few dollars more dirty Harry rides again” Todays filmmaker 3/3 (1974), p. 24-5+ Munn, Michael. Clint Eastwood [England] : Robson Books, 1992. Murphy, Arthur D. (Murf). “Magnum force” Variety 273 (Dec 12, 1973), p. 18. Muse, Eben J. The land of Nam : the Vietnam war in American film [GB] (p. 59-60, 89, 257) Patterson, Eric. “Every which way but lucid: the critique of authority in Clint Eastwood’s police movies” Journal of popular film & television 10/3 (1982), p. 92-104. Plaza, Fuensanta. Clint Eastwood/Malpaso Carmel Valley, Calif. : Ex Libris, 1991. Quart, Leonard (see under Auster, Albert) Ryder, Jeffrey. Clint Eastwood New York : Dell, 1987. Simsolo, Noel. Clint Eastwood Paris : Editions de l’Etoile ; Cahiers du Cinema, 1990. Smith, Paul. Clint Eastwood: a cultural production Minneapolis : Univ. of Minnesota Press, 1993. (p. 101-7, 109-10, 114, 118-19, 121, 123-24, 134, 209) Sterritt, David. “Film: Cops and robbers, 1974 style” Christian science monitor (Jan 17, 1974), p. F5. Stuart, Alex. “Magnum force” Films and filming 20/6 (Mar 1974), p. 38-9. Tessier, Max. “Magnum force” Ecran 24 (Apr 1974), p. 56. Thompson, Douglas. Clint Eastwood: riding high Chicago : Contemporary Books, 1992. Walker, Mark Edward. 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