The Enforcer - Definition and Overview

The Enforcer is a 1976 film directed by James Fargo, starring Clint Eastwood as Inspector Harry Callahan and Tyne Daly as Inspector Kate Moore.

Trivia

In 1980 a writer sued Eastwood for plagiarism accusing him of taking the title of the film from one of his works. Eastwood maintained that he was inspired by the Humphrey Bogart film, The Enforcer (1951), (which was also owned by Warner Bros) The case was dismissed.

The two militant organizations depicted in the film - the People's Revolutionary Strike Force and Uhuru - were modeled after two real-life militant groups, the Symbionese Liberation Army (which kidnapped Patricia Hearst) and the Black Panther Party.

During the film's climax - the militants were hiding on Alcatraz Island - this was based on the real-life occupation of the island by Native Americans back in 1969.

The film centres around a group of terrorists who are blackmailing the city of San Francisco for 2 million dollars. Harry is partrnered up with Kare Moore. Harry disapproves of his new partner being a woman. In the end, Moore is killed.