Dirty Harry (1971)
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath. Harry eventually collars Scorpio in the process of rescuing a kidnap victim, only to see him walk on technicalities. Now, the maverick detective is determined to nail the maniac himself. sniper, police, ambush, chase, ransom, san francisco, california, kidnapping, psychopath, detective, mayor, investigation, assault, swimming pool, beating, serial killer, gunfight, maniac, school bus, revolver, neo-noir