Bullitt
1968 · Movie · PG · 113 min · ★ 7.1 · 90% critics
A senator pushes for a mob boss to be taken down, enlisting testimony from the mobster’s hot-tempered brother while a police lieutenant protects him in San Francisco. When attackers move in, the lieutenant follows the chaos through shifting alliances and complications, including a trail that leads to one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.
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Details
- Years
- 1968
- Release date
- 1968-10-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (1,296 votes)
- Box office
- $42,300,873
- Budget
- $4,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gritty 1960s crime thriller with relentless tension and a defining chase set in San Francisco; Not for you if you need a tightly explained plot throughout, or prefer constant action over slower stretches like in Escape from Alcatraz.
Pros: legendary car chase; gritty San Francisco; cool, determined lead | Cons: can feel slow; confusing plot; uneven ending
Themes
- hotel
- airport
- based on novel or book
- police
- chase
- san francisco, california
- detective
- witness protection
- politician
- principal witness
- organized crime
- burglary
- +14 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1969
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1969 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1969 · nominated
Cast & crew
Steve McQueen
as Lt. Frank Bullitt
Robert Vaughn
as Walter Chalmers
Jacqueline Bisset
as Cathy
Don Gordon
as Lt. Delgetti
Robert Duvall
as Cabbie Weissberg
Simon Oakland
as Captain Sam Bennett
Norman Fell
as Captain Baker
Georg Stanford Brown
as Dr. Willard
Justin Tarr
as Eddy
Carl Reindel
as Detective Stanton
Directed by Peter Yates