Magnum Force

Magnum Force
Theatrical release poster by Bill Gold
Directed by	Ted Post
Screenplay by	John Milius Michael Cimino
Story by	John Milius
Based on	Characters by Harry Julian Fink R.M. Fink
Produced by	Robert Daley
Starring	Clint Eastwood Hal Holbrook Mitchell Ryan David Soul Felton Perry Robert Urich
Cinematography	Frank Stanley
Edited by	Ferris Webster
Music by	Lalo Schifrin
Production company	The Malpaso Company
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	December 25, 1973 (1973-12-25)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$44.6 million (U.S.A.)[1]

Magnum Force is a 1973 American neo-noir action thriller film and the second to feature Clint Eastwood as maverick cop Harry Callahan after the 1971 film Dirty Harry. Ted Post, who had previously worked with Eastwood on Rawhide and Hang 'Em High, directed the film. The screenplay was written by John Milius and Michael Cimino (who later worked with Eastwood on Thunderbolt and Lightfoot). The film score was composed by Lalo Schifrin. This film features early appearances by David Soul, Tim Matheson and Robert Urich. At 123 minutes, it is the longest of the five Dirty Harry films.