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Bullitt
1968
In one of his most memorable roles, Steve McQueen stars as Detective Frank Bullitt, a hard-driving, tough-as-nails San Francisco cop. Bullitt has just received what sounds like a routine assignment: keep a star witness out of sight and out of danger for 48 hours, then deliver him to the courtroom on Monday morning. But before .. Read more
| Starring | Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Duvall |
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| Director | Peter Yates |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Bullitt
In one of his most memorable roles, Steve McQueen stars as Detective Frank Bullitt, a hard-driving, tough-as-nails San Francisco cop. Bullitt has just received what sounds like a routine assignment: keep a star witness out of sight and out of danger for 48 hours, then deliver him to the courtroom on Monday morning. But before the night is out, the witness will lie dying of shotgun wounds, and Bullitt, a no-glitter, all-guts cop, won't rest until he nabs the gunmen and the elusive underworld kingpin who hired them. From opening shot to closing shootout, Peter Yates's edge-of-the seat thriller is packed with authentic touches, from on-location San Francisco filming and believably crisp dialogue to uncompromisingly detailed police, hospital, and morgue procedures. The most memorable scene is BULLITT's celebrated car chase. McQueen, an expert automobile and motorcycle racer, does his own stunt driving as he propels his high-performance Mustang GT around and over San Francisco's fabled hills at speeds up to 115 miles an hour. The film is based on Robert L. Pike's book, MUTE WITNESS.
| Starring | Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Duvall, Simon Oakland, Norman Fell, Don Gordon |
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| Director | Peter Yates |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 49 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 54 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 54 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 07 Aug 2006 Blu-ray: 06 Aug 2007 HD DVD: 06 Aug 2007 Production year: 1968 |
| Format | DVD |
Bullitt (1968)
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A thriller which begins, as it means to go on, with a bang. Only minutes after the preliminaries are over, a door... read more on Time Out
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19 out of 23 people found this review helpful
BIT OF A LET DOWN!
I received a copy of the bonus dvd prior to the main dvd.
This unfortunately did not read on my machine, so I returned it, after advising the situation via the method requested (e-mail).
I have, to date, not received the main dvd to view! so cannot give any rating other than 1 star. -
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The Emperor
The best thing about Bullitt is the music and the famous car chase but that doesn’t happen until the second half of what is a very dull film. The lavish praised on this film seems to focus primarily on Steve McQueen but the merit is underserved. McQueen is either trying to look really cool or is thoroughly bored by the whole experience. His unemotional character almost looks like he is sleep walking. The plot is pretty basic and doesn’t stand out from any cop TV show of that time and why the Mafia was called “The Organisation” and not the Mafia is ridiculous. The story is set over 2 days and with Peter Yates direction that is paced so slow it felt like it was filmed in real time. With a tighter direction, less unnecessary shots and a more engaged McQueen this could have been a great film – like its car chase – which if it wasn’t for that Bullitt would be completely unremarkable.
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McQueen's Bullitt takes poll position on car chase movie list
- 30 Mar 2009
Steve Mcqueen's race through the streets of San Francisco, California in Bullitt has topped another poll to find the Best Car Chase Movie. The late icon's heroics at the wheel turned the 1968 film into an instant classic - and now Bullitt has beaten 1998's Ronin and the original Italian Job (1969) as the best action-packed motor movie of all time on AOL Autos new list. The top 10 also includes Cannonball Run, Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, cult classics French Connection and Vanishing Point... Read more
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Bullitt - HD DVD Version
The legendary Steve McQueen (THE TOWERING INFERNO, THE GREAT ESCAPE) stars as hard-as-nails San Francisco cop Frank Bullitt in one of his most memorable roles. Bullitt has just received what sounds like a routine assignment: keep a star witness out of sight and out of danger for 48 hours, then ...
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Bullitt
In one of his most memorable roles, Steve McQueen stars as Detective Frank Bullitt, a hard-driving, tough-as-nails San Francisco cop. Bullitt has just received what sounds like a routine assignment: keep a star witness out of sight and out of danger for 48 hours, then deliver him to the courtroom ...
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