1971 — Dirty Harry
Clint Eastwood continued his hot streak of characters with possibly his most recognizably weathered performance as a cop with a perpetual chip on his shoulder. Moving the scene away from the normal mean streets of New York, filmmaker Don Siegel concentrates on San Francisco, the glittering city by the sea. Because of the cleaner environment, Inspector Harry Callahan strikes out as harsh and tough. Harry argues that blazing gunfire, rather than the sluggish procession of bureaucratic paperwork, is better suited to the lawless Old West than modern society.
1971 — Dirty Harry
1972 — The Godfather
The Godfather is cinema’s pinnacle. It is infinitely quotable, stylistically and physically stunning, and its family drama — however violent or treacherous — will always be ageless. The story of America is the story of immigrants — individuals and families who migrated here in search of the illusory American Dream. As the head of his family, Don Vito (Marlon Brando’s best performance) propelled the Corleones to success — albeit by less than respectable means.
1972 — The Godfather