Sudden Impact
A traumatized woman turns vigilante, hunting down the men who raped her, while a suspended but relentless detective races to stop her before her revenge becomes a city‑wide nightmare.
“Dirty Harry is at it again”
Synopsis
A young woman, who has been raped, takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer. It falls to Dirty Harry Callahan, who is currently suspended from the San Francisco Police Department, to track her down and bring her to justice.
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Principal cast & crew: 38
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Edited by Joel CoxShot by Bruce SurteesScored by Lalo SchifrinDesigned by Edward C Carfagno
Box Office
1983 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.8× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$150.0M
US & Canada: $67.6M — 45% of worldwide · International: $82.4M (55%)
Opening weekend: $9.7M — 14% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $13.7M — 20% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,530 theaters
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Also known as
- Dirty Harry 4 - kommt zurückde
- Dirty Harry kommt zurückde
- Le Retour de l'inspecteur Harryfr
- Coraggio... fatti ammazzareit
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Cast & Crew
38 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Clint Eastwood
as Harry Callahan
Sondra Locke
as Jennifer Spencer
Pat Hingle
as Chief Jannings
Bradford Dillman
as Capt. 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
Kevyn Major Howard
as Hawkins
Bette Ford
as Leah
Supporting cast
18Nancy Parsons
as Mrs. Kruger
Joe Bellan
as Burly Detective
Wendell Wellman
as Tyrone
Mara Corday
as Loretta - Coffee Shop Waitress
Russ Mccubbin
as Eddie
Robert Sutton
as Carl
Nancy Fish
as Historical Society Woman
Carmen Argenziano
as D'Ambrosia
Lisa Britt
as Elizabeth
Lois De Banzie
as Judge
Matthew Child
as Alby
Mike Johnson
as Assassin
Lloyd Nelson
as Desk Sergeant
Christopher Pray
as Detective Jacobs
Lisa London
as Young Hooker
Michael V Gazzo
as Threlkis (uncredited)
Camryn Manheim
as Girl in Elevator (uncredited)
Bill Reddick
as Police Commissioner
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