'Dirty Harry': Clint Eastwood, Fascism, and Pauline Kael

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Clint Eastwood's

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Renowned critic Pauline Kael accused the 1971 film of promoting fascist ideologies, a critique that has persisted over the decades
Despite the controversy,

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Clint Eastwood, Pauline Kael, 'Dirty Harry'