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Home , Dirty Harry (pinball), John Milius, Magnum Force, Michael Cimino

M2355 (USA, 1973) (Other titles: 44 [i.e. quaranta quattro] Magnum per l’ispettore Callaghan)

Credits: director, ; writers, , . Cast: , , Felton Perry, Mitchell Ryan, David Soul. Summary: Detective/mystery set in contemporary San Francisco. A mysterious wave of assassinations is sweeping the San Francisco underworld. Detective ‘’ Callahan (Eastwood) discovers why: sharpshooting rookie policemen have turned vigilante. Some of them are Vietnam veterans

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