Country: USA
Year: 1971
Duration: 102'


San Francisco. Inspector Callaghan makes life difficult for criminals. But one day, a killer hides out on a rooftop and shoots at the passers-by. He then sends a note to the police, signing his name Scorpio. He is a psychopathic murderer, who blackmails the city by threatening to kill more people if he doesn't receive $20,000. The case is assigned to Inspector Callaghan. Scorpio ends up in prison but he is immediately released because of a lack of evidence. At that point, Callaghan decides to take action outside the boundaries of the law.

Biography

film director

Don Siegel

(Chicago, 1912, Nipoma, 1991) graduated from Cambridge, and debuted as a director in 1945 with two short films that won an Oscar. The director of low-budget films, Riot in Cell Block 11 (1945) and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) brought him to the attention of European critics and showcased his cynical and pessimistic views. Noir films (The Lineup, 1958), westerns (Two Mules for Sister Sara, 1970) and detective films (Dirty Harry, 1971) were the favorite genres of a directors who is recognized as one of the last great authors of classic cinema.

FILMOGRAFIA

Star in the Night (cm, 1945), Hitler Lives (cm, 1945), The Big Steal (Il tesoro della Sierra Madre, 1949), Riot in Cell Block 11 (Rivolta al blocco 11, 1954), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (L'invasione degli ultracorpi, 1956), Crime in the Streets (Delitto nella strada, 1956), Baby Face Nelson (Faccia d'angelo, 1957), The Lineup (Crimine silenzioso, 1958), Flaming Star (Stella di fuoco, 1960), Madigan (Squadra omicidi, sparate a vista!, 1968), Coogan's Bluff (L'uomo dalla cravatta di cuoio, 1968), Two Mules for Sister Sara (Gli avvoltoi hanno fame, 1970), The Beguiled (La notte brava del soldato Jonathan, 1971), Dirty Harry (Ispettore Callaghan: il caso Scorpio è tuo, 1971), Charley Varrick (Chi ucciderà Charley Varrick?, 1973), The Shootist (Il pistolero, 1976), Telefon (id., 1977), Escape from Alcatraz (Fuga da Alcatraz, 1979).

Cast

& Credits

Director: Don Siegel.
Plot: Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink.
Screenplay: Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink, Dean Riesner, John Milius e Terence Malick (non accreditati).
Director of photography: Bruce Surtees.
Music: Lalo Schifrin.
Art director: Dale Hennesy.
Editor: Carl Pingitore.
Sound: William Randall.
Cast and characters: Clint Eastwood («Dirty» Harry Callahan), Harry Guardino (Bressler), Reni Santoni (Chico Gonzalez), John Vernon (il sindaco), Andy Robinson (il killer), John Larch (capo della polizia).
Producer: Don Siegel.
Production company: The Malpaso Company/Warner Bros.
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