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Cast

Clint Eastwood profile

Clint Eastwood

Insp. Harry Callahan

Sondra Locke profile

Sondra Locke

Jennifer Spencer

Pat Hingle profile

Pat Hingle

Chief Jannings

Bradford Dillman profile

Bradford Dillman

Captain Briggs

Audrie Neenan profile

Audrie Neenan

Ray Parkins

Michael Currie profile

Michael Currie

Lt. Donnelly

Albert Popwell profile

Albert Popwell

Horace King

Mark Keyloun profile

Mark Keyloun

Officer Bennett

Nancy Parsons profile

Nancy Parsons

Mrs. Kruger

Joe Bellan profile

Joe Bellan

Burly Detective

Mara Corday profile

Mara Corday

Loretta - Coffee Shop Waitress

Nancy Fish profile

Nancy Fish

Historical Society Woman

Lisa Britt profile

Lisa Britt

Elizabeth

Mike Johnson profile

Mike Johnson

Assassin

Lloyd Nelson profile

Lloyd Nelson

Desk Sergeant

Christopher Pray profile

Christopher Pray

Detective Jacobs

Lisa London profile

Lisa London

Young Hooker

Michael V. Gazzo profile

Michael V. Gazzo

Threlkis (uncredited)

Camryn Manheim profile

Camryn Manheim

Girl in Elevator (uncredited)

Bill Reddick profile

Bill Reddick

Police Commissioner

Details

Status

Released

Original language

en

Countries

US

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$150,000,000

Reviews

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A review by Andres Gomez 5

March 21, 2016

Quite forgettable.

Eastwood is still good as Harry, OK in the direction and the new thing is to have a woman as the main criminal but that's it.

80's music arrive to wipe out one of the few things that were good about these movies. The plot is really bad. Quite an example of early 80's movies.

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A review by r96sk 7

January 18, 2022

An improvement on 'The Enforcer', if still short of 'Dirty Harry' and 'Magnum Force'.

Clint Eastwood (also dir.) remains the constant high of these films, as the American rattles off a famous catchphrase in this installment. Sondra Locke is very good behind Eastwood, she's arguably the most standout support cast member from the whole series (thus far) to be honest.

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A review by CinemaSerf 6

August 31, 2025

This fourth outing from Clint Eastwood’s “Callaghan” is my least favourite. By now we are more than used to this curmudgeonly inspector, and his disdain for just about every aspect of authority he encounters so we are hardly surprised when his latest ruthless example of law enforcement sees carnage all around, the city looking at hefty bills and him with a price on his head. “Capt. Briggs” (Bradford Dillman) decides to get him out of harm’s way just as, coincidentally, a serial killer is terr...

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