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The Dead Pool
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DirectorBuddy Van Horn
Runtime1h 31m · R
GenresAction · Crime · Thriller
Release1988-07-13
Film

The Dead Pool

1988· R· 1h 31m· Action· Crime· Thriller

Dirty Harry just learned a new game.

In "The Dead Pool," Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry Callahan faces his most perverse adversary yet, a killer who stages systematic murders as a twisted prediction game targeting prominent figures. Alongside his partner Al Quan, Callahan races against time to unravel the macabre puzzle, only to find himself playing a deadly game where every move could be his last. The film's relentless pacing and grim humor encapsulate the cynicism and violence that defined the series, culminating in a finale that challenges Harry's moral certainties.

1988-07-13
The Dead Pool

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Key Crew
ScreenplaySteve Sharon
ProducerDavid Valdes
Director of PhotographyJack N. Green
Original Music ComposerLalo Schifrin
EditorRon Spang
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Details

Released1988-07-13
Runtime1h 31m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosMalpaso Productions · Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget$20M
Box office$38M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.3/10 · 949 votes
Original languageen

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