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'Dirty Harry': Clint Eastwood, Fascism, and Pauline Kael
IndieWireStory by Ryan Lattanzio
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Clint Eastwood's
beat sheet
- Renowned critic Pauline Kael accused the 1971 film of promoting fascist ideologies, a critique that has persisted over the decades
- Despite the controversy,
call sheet
Clint Eastwood, Pauline Kael, 'Dirty Harry'