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Warner Brothers will soon release the Dirty Harry (1971) 4K UHD. Read on to find out more about it...

[ SYNOPSIS ]

When detective Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is assigned to pay extortion money to a serial murderer, the payoff goes wrong. Now with the life of a 14-year-old girl at stake, Callahan refuses to allow anything -- including the law -- to keep him from stopping the killer.

[ SPECIFICATIONS ]

The movie is presented in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio with a runtime of 1:42:28. The movie has been rated R. Audio languages include English (Remastered), English (Original Theatrical), French, and Spanish. Subtitle languages English SDH, French, and Spanish.

[ SPECIAL FEATURES ]

All of the content listed below can be found on the 4K UHD disc.

• Audio Commentary - with film critic Richard Schickel.
• Generations and Dirty Harry (6:15) - This new 2025 featurette examines the film's multi-generational appeal with comments from podcast hosts Chris Collins and Josh Rodriguez, IndieWire feature writer Jim Hemphill, Warner Archive wizard George Feltenstein, film and media professor John Trafton, film studies professor Dr. Leah Aldridge, and more.
• Lensing Justice: The Cinematography of Dirty Harry (7:54) - This 2025 featurette, which features many of the same interviewees as the previous featurette, looks at the visual contributions of cinematographer Bruce Surtees.
• Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (1:26:57) - This American Masters profile from 2000 looks a Eastwood's film history, covering a lot of the same ground as "The Man from Malpaso", but cataloging the full breadth of Eastwood's work in the 1990s as well.
• Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malposo (58:07) - Produced in 1993, this documentary digs into Eastwood's life and career, offering a brisk but extensive account of his rise to stardom.
• Clint Eastwood - A Cinematic Legacy: Fighting for Justice (17:33) - This 2021 episode of the docuseries Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy includes interviews from Eastwood collaborators and fans including Mel Gibson, producer Peter Morgan, producer Albert S. Ruddy, producer David Valdes, screenwriter George Gallo, editor Joel Cox, and others.
• Interview Gallery - This collection of interviews from 2001 were filmed for the "Dirty Harry: The Original" featurette. Included are brief interviews with actor Patricia Clarkson (2:04), editor Joel Cox (3:34), actor Clint Eastwood (5:38), actor Hal Holbrook (0:42), actor Evan Kim (2:08), director John Milius (3:44), director Ted Post (1:02), actor Andy Robinson (2:03), actor Arnold Schwarzenegger (3:02), and actor Robert Urich (2:40). Each is presented separately as there is no Play All option.
• Dirty Harry's Way (6:58) - This vintage featurette from 1971 offers some brief behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.
• Dirty Harry: The Original (29:43) - This 2001 featurette, hosted by Robert Urich, is more promotional than substantial.

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]

A digital copy code voucher is included inside the standard one-disc black 4K UHD case. A slipcover is also included.

[ NOTES ]

Dirty Harry (1971) is available on 4K UHD, 4K UHD Steelbook, Blu-ray Digibook, and DVD Deluxe Edition. This new 4K looks fantastic and the movie still holds up over 50 years later. I can not RECOMMEND this enough.

The film spawned four sequels. I'm sure Warners is working on 4K UHDs for all of them, whether individually or (hopefully) in a five-film box set with this disc. If you can't wait, the five-film Dirty Harry Collection is available on Blu-ray, Blu-ray Alt Pkg, DVD , DVD 50th Pkg, and DVD (Movies Only?).

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