Sudden Impact

Theatrical - Wide 1983-12-09

Cast Clint Eastwood Sondra Locke Pat Hingle Bradford Dillman Jack Thibeau
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Written by Joseph Stinson

Box Office Gross: $150,000,000

Running Time: 117 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions

Genres: Action Crime Thriller

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When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it’s up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice.

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