The Enforcer (1976)
Director
James Fargo
Main cast
Clint Eastwood; Tyne Daly; Harry Guardino; Bradford Dillman; John Mitchum
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Description
Dirty Harry Callahan returns again, this time saddled with a rookie female partner. Together, they must stop a terrorist group consisting of angry Vietnam veterans.
James Fargo
Main cast
Clint Eastwood; Tyne Daly; Harry Guardino; Bradford Dillman; John Mitchum
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Description
Dirty Harry Callahan returns again, this time saddled with a rookie female partner. Together, they must stop a terrorist group consisting of angry Vietnam veterans.
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