a US film (1971), directed by Don Siegel, about a tough San Francisco police detective called Harry Callahan. The film was very popular because people felt threatened by the increase of violent crime in the US. Clint Eastwood played Harry in this and later films, including Magnum Force (1973) and The Enforcer (1976).
DIRTY HARRY
Meaning of DIRTY HARRY in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005