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Sudden Impact

Name: Sudden Impact
Director: Clint Eastwood
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Action
Released: 1983
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman, Paul Drake

When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice.

1983 · Directed by Clint Eastwood · 117 min · Thriller · Crime · Action · 9 frames

Tagline

Dirty Harry is at it again.

Crew

Screenplay: Joseph Stinson, Clint Eastwood
Written by: Dean Riesner
Cinematography: Bruce Surtees
Edited by: Joel Cox
Music: Lalo Schifrin
Production design: Edward C. Carfagno
Produced by: Clint Eastwood

Cast

Clint Eastwood as Insp. Harry Callahan
Sondra Locke as Jennifer Spencer
Pat Hingle as Chief Jannings
Bradford Dillman as Captain Briggs
Paul Drake as Mick
Audrie Neenan as Ray Parkins
Jack Thibeau as Kruger
Michael Currie as Lt. Donnelly
Albert Popwell as Horace King
Mark Keyloun as Officer Bennett

Production

Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions
Budget: $22,000,000
Box office: $150,000,000
Themes: carnival, sequel, gang rape, car fire, tough cop, rape revenge, revenge murderer, traumatized person, crime

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