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Bullitt (1968)

PG 114 min  -  Action | Mystery | Thriller  -   17 October 1968 (USA)
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An all guts, no glory San Francisco cop becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin that killed the witness in his protection.

Director:

Peter Yates

Writers:

Alan Trustman (screenplay), Harry Kleiner (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve McQueen ...
Jacqueline Bisset ...
Robert Vaughn ...
Chalmers
Don Gordon Don Gordon ...
Delgetti
Simon Oakland Simon Oakland ...
Captain Bennet
Norman Fell ...
Baker
Robert Duvall ...
Weissberg
Georg Stanford Brown Georg Stanford Brown ...
Dr. Willard
Justin Tarr Justin Tarr ...
Eddy
Carl Reindel Carl Reindel ...
Carl Stanton
Felice Orlandi Felice Orlandi ...
Renick
Vic Tayback Vic Tayback ...
Pete Ross (as Victor Tayback)
Robert Lipton ...
1st Aide
Ed Peck Ed Peck ...
Westcott
Pat Renella Pat Renella ...
John Ross
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Storyline

High profile San Francisco Police Lieutenant Frank Bullitt is asked personally by ambitious Walter Chalmers, who is in town to hold a US Senate subcommittee hearing on organized crime, to guard Johnny Ross, a Chicago based mobster who is about to turn evidence against the organization at the hearing. Chalmers wants Ross' safety at all cost, or else Bullitt will pay the consequences. Bullitt and his team of Sergeant Delgetti and Detective Carl Stanton have Ross in protective custody for 48 hours over the weekend until Ross provides his testimony that upcoming Monday. Bullitt's immediate superior, Captain Bennet, gives Bullitt full authority to lead the case, no questions asked for any move Bullitt makes. When an incident occurs early during their watch, Bullitt is certain that Ross and/or Chalmers are not telling them the full story to protect Ross properly. Without telling Bennet or an incensed Chalmers... Written by Huggo  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Witness | Killer | Politician | Lieutenant | Detective  | See more »

Taglines:

"BULLITT comes to this theatre soon. That ought to shake up the place pretty good. Not many freaky cops like BULLITT around. You look at the Italian shoes and the turtleneck and you have to wonder. You listen to the official beefs about 'personal misconduct', 'disruptive influence', you figure he's got to be up for trade. But when some rare Chicago blood starts spilling in San Francisco, they give BULLITT the mop. They weren't exactly doing him a favour. But they've done a great big one for you" See more »

Genres:

Action | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

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Box Office

Budget:

$5,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

SEK 4,480,000 (Sweden)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

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. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Bullit yields for the first car at the 66 station, it is a Pontiac not a Plymounth Fury and when it switches to a different car, that car is a Desoto not a Ford Victoria. See more »

Quotes

[Bullitt and Delgetti have searched the luggage of Dorothy Simmons and her boyfriend]
Delgetti: No passports, no tickets.
Bullitt: Call Immigration in Chicago, have them wire Rennick's passport application, I'll get a fingerprint check on Ross.
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Connections

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mitchell (#6.12)" (1993) See more »