Magnum Force is a movie novelization written by Mel Valley in 1973 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Ted Post in 1973. The movie features Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitchell Ryan, David Soul, Felton Perry, Robert Urich, and others.
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Storyline
Mobster Carmine Ricca drives away from court in his limousine after being acquitted of a mass murder on a legal technicality. Inspector Harry Callahan visits the crime scene alongside his partner Earlington Smith, despite the fact that the two of them are supposed to be on stakeout duty. Sometime after, a motorcycle cop slaughters a mobster’s pool party using a satchel charge and a submachine gun.
Movie vs Book
Year
1973
Minutes
124
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Year
1973
Pages
175
Book Rate
6.36
S: Goodreads
Book
Magnum Force
Author: Mel Valley
Country: USA
First published in: 1973
Length: 175 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Dirty Harry:The Movies
User polls & recommendations
“The language of prose is very different than the language of cinema. The movie has to successfully translate what was in the book.”
YANN MARTEL (Writer)
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