Bullitt (1968)

Director:

Peter Yates

Writers:

Alan Trustman (screenplay) and
Harry Kleiner (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

17 October 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Steve McQueen As 'Bullitt'

Plot:

An all guts, no glory San Francisco cop becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin that killed the witness in his protection.

Plot Keywords:

Street Racing | Awl | One Word Title | Killer | Duo

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 9 wins & 6 nominations

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Cast

Steve McQueen	...	Bullitt
Robert Vaughn	...	Chalmers
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Cathy
Don Gordon	...	Delgetti
Robert Duvall	...	Weissberg
Simon Oakland	...	Captain Bennet
Norman Fell	...	Baker
Georg Stanford Brown	...	Dr. Willard
Justin Tarr	...	Eddy
Carl Reindel	...	Stanton
Felice Orlandi	...	Renick
Vic Tayback	...	Pete Ross (as Victor Tayback)
Robert Lipton	...	1st Aide
Ed Peck	...	Westcott
Pat Renella	...	John Ross
Paul Genge	...	Mike
John Aprea	...	Killer
Al Checco	...	Desk Clerk
Bill Hickman	...	Phil
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mal Alberts	...	Airport Information Agent (uncredited)
Scott Beach	...	Man (uncredited)
Mary Benoit	...	Voice (uncredited)
Barbara Bosson	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Roger Bowen	...	Man (uncredited)
Joy Carlin	...	Woman (uncredited)
Brandy Carroll	...	Mrs. Dorothy Rennick (uncredited)
Joanna Cassidy	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
Julie Christy	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Robert Cleaves	...	Uniformed Courtesy Officer (uncredited)
Lary Crews	...	Young man (uncredited)
Tony Dario	...	Cop (uncredited)
Jim Demarest	...	Captain Brady (uncredited)
Chuck Dorsett	...	Airport counterperson (uncredited)
Thomas Duncan	...	Clerk (uncredited)
Marjorie Eaton	...	Mrs. Larkin (uncredited)
Walker Edmiston	...	Voice (uncredited)
Sam Edwards	...	Voice (uncredited)
Mimi Farina	...	Woman (uncredited)
Shirley Fitzgerald	...	Mrs. Bennett (uncredited)
Dick Geary	...	Bully Cop (uncredited)
Frank Gerstle	...	(voice) (uncredited)
Dennis Gribbon	...	Tony Bennett, Captain Bennett's Son (uncredited)
Stacy Harris	...	Voice (uncredited)
Bill Jones	...	2nd Aide (uncredited)
Stu Klitsner	...	Man (uncredited)
Jean Le Bouvier	...	Woman (uncredited)
Margo Lungreen	...	Irene Chalmers (uncredited)
Larry D. Mann	...	Voice (uncredited)
Claire Merrill	...	Mrs. Merrill (uncredited)
Kathleen Morrissey	...	Chalmers' Mother (uncredited)
Ned Moss	...	Senator Dixon (uncredited)
Vic Perrin	...	Voice (uncredited)
Charlene Polite	...	Woman (uncredited)
Suzanne Somers	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
Liz Treadwell	...	Woman (uncredited)
Reggie Waldon	...	Woman (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Yates

Writing credits
Alan Trustman		(screenplay) (as Alan R. Trustman) and
Harry Kleiner		(screenplay)
Robert L. Fish		(novel "Mute Witness") (as Robert L. Pike)

Produced by
Philip D'Antoni	....	producer
Robert E. Relyea	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Lalo Schifrin

Cinematography by
William A. Fraker		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Frank P. Keller

Art Direction by
Albert Brenner

Set Decoration by
Phil Abramson		(as Phillip Abramson)
Ralph S. Hurst

Costume Design by
Theadora Van Runkle

Makeup Department
Pat Davey	....	hair stylist
Emile LaVigne	....	makeup artist
Jay Sebring	....	hair designer: Steve McQueen (uncredited)

Production Management
Joe L. Cramer	....	unit manager
Jack N. Reddish	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tim Zinnemann	....	assistant director
Walter Hill	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
John K. Kean	....	sound
Dan Wallin	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Sass Bedig	....	special effects

Stunts
Denny Arnold	....	stunts (uncredited)
Max Balchowsky	....	stunts (uncredited)
Lightning Bear	....	stunts (uncredited)
Everett Creach	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jack L. Dill	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bud Ekins	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Bud Ekins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Geary	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Harris	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Hickman	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Loren Janes	....	stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin	....	stunts (uncredited)
Steve McQueen	....	stunts (uncredited)
Paul Nuckles	....	stunt double: Pat Renella (uncredited)
Paul Nuckles	....	stunts (uncredited)
Frank Orsatti	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Perkins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alex Sharp	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tom Steele	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Courtland	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Douglas Freeman	....	electrician (uncredited)
Rexford L. Metz	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Bernie Schwartz	....	grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alan Levine	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Ralph H. Martin	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Mike Deasy	....	musician (uncredited)
Dan Wallin	....	scoring mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Bill Hunt	....	transportation co-captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Pablo Ferro	....	title designer
Marshall J. Wolins	....	script supervisor
Max Balchowsky	....	car modifications: Mustang Charger engine and suspension (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
• Solar Productions

Distributors

• Warner Brothers/Seven Arts (1968) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1969) (France) (theatrical)
• CBS Television (1973) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner-Pathé Distributors (1970) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (UK) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (1998) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Creative Design (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-release)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (Argentina) (all media) (re-release)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Warner Home Video (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Pablo Ferro Films  titles

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:14 | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1968) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:16 | UK:AA (original rating)

Filming Locations:

1153-57 Taylor Street, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Warner Brothers/Seven Arts

Trivia:

Robert Vaughn, who plays politician Walter Chalmers received the script and didn't like it. Vaughn felt that there was no plot nor a sensible storyline. Steve McQueen insisted Vaughn do the film which the actor had refused, until the studio kept offering him more money when he finally said yes.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the scene in the ambulance taking Stan to the hospital, Frank tells Stan to "hang in there Carl", the actor’s real name.

Quotes:

Walter Chalmers: I do not choose to have people accuse me of false promises for the sake of cheap sensationalism, or to be compromised by your lieutenant.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Opowiesc o czlowieku, który wykonal 552% normy (1973)

McQueen In The Driver's Seat

Steve McQueen was usually worth watching no matter what he was in, although he did a few stinkers like everyone else. This is not one of them; he's excellent here as an intense but low-key cop. It's a pretty solid police thriller which features a famous car-chase scene that supposedly set the standard (or maybe it did at the time of release.)

What's interesting to note, according to a documentary on the DVD, is that McQueen did his own driving! No stuntman for him, even at 110 miles per hour through the streets. Speaking of streets, San Francisco always makes for an interesting local.

Robert Vaughn, Don Gordon, Jacqueline Bissett, Simon Oakland and Robert Duvall complete the big-name cast, but this is McQueen's movie all the way.....and, for a film almost 40 years old, it's not very dated.