Director Don Siegel features the church and the square in scenes from the 1971 movie, Dirty Harry. The church, and nearby Dante Building, are the setting of sniper attacks by the "Scorpio Killer". The park and surrounding area is also featured in the 2000 film, Bedazzled. Many chapters in Richard Brautigan's 1967 novel Trout Fishing in America take place in Washington Square. It was also the setting for Lawrence Ferlinghetti's 1979 poem The Old Italians Dying. Gallery References External links Washington Square | San Francisco Recreation and Park See also List of San Francisco Designated Landmarks Parks in San Francisco North Beach, San Francisco Squares in San Francisco San Francisco Designated Landmarks 1847 establishments in Alta California