Other noted films included the Dirty Harry series which began with Dirty Harry (1971), comedies such as Every Which Way But Loose (1978), and human interest movies such as Un forgiven (1992), for which he won an Oscar.
Released in the same year as a Clockwork Orange, the French Connection, and Dirty Harry, the film sparked heated controversy over the increase of violence in cinema.
Film critics have been especially curious about how Mr Eastwood would portray the private life of the original Dirty Harry.
