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Which films did Clint Eastwood make with director Don Siegel?

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Clint Eastwood wearing a light suit and olive shirt with tie, standing outdoors at the Cannes Film Festival. — Clint Eastwood American actor and director Clint Eastwood, 2008.

Clint Eastwood collaborated with director Don Siegel on five feature films. Siegel, whom Eastwood regarded as a mentor, played a significant role in shaping Eastwood's own approach to directing.21

Their collaborations include:

Coogan’s Bluff (1968)23
Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)21
The Beguiled (1971)21
Dirty Harry (1971)23
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)21

Of these, Dirty Harry is widely considered their most famous project, establishing Eastwood as a cinema icon in the role of police inspector Harry Callahan.21