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Bullitt

- The word "cop" isn't written all over him—something more puzzling is.

Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.

Release Date : 1968-10-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros.-Seven ArtsSolar Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Lt. Frank Bullitt

Original Name : Steve McQueen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Walter Chalmers

Original Name : Robert Vaughn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cathy

Original Name : Jacqueline Bisset

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lt. Delgetti

Original Name : Don Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cabbie Weissberg

Original Name : Robert Duvall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Sam Bennett

Original Name : Simon Oakland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Baker

Original Name : Norman Fell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Willard

Original Name : Georg Stanford Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddy

Original Name : Justin Tarr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Stanton

Original Name : Carl Reindel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Albert E. Renick

Original Name : Felice Orlandi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pete Ross

Original Name : Vic Tayback

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st Aide

Original Name : Robert Lipton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Westcott

Original Name : Ed Peck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny Ross

Original Name : Pat Renella

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Hitman

Original Name : Paul Genge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Killer

Original Name : John Aprea

Gender : Male

Character Name : Desk Clerk

Original Name : Al Checco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phil

Original Name : Bill Hickman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uniformed Courtesy Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Cleaves

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-01-24

Steve McQueen is at his most grumpily enigmatic as he portrays this unorthodox San Francisco police lieutenant. He's none too pleased when the greasy-pole merchant "Sen. Chambers" (Robert Vaughn) has him detailed to guard a shady character who's a potential witness in a case against some hitherto Teflon gangsters. When two gunmen break into his room and gun him down, it becomes imperative that "Bullitt" gets to the bottom of things before his new found pal nails his slats to the mast. With the active support of "Capt. Bennet" (Simon Oakland) who increasingly has to run point for the man, he begins an investigation that manages to irritate just about everyone as he realises the case is complex and downright dangerous. It's this left field style of work that this cop excels at, and McQueen is on confident form delivering a persona that's conflicted and determined to get to the truth without selling his soul to Satan. To that latter end, he must rely more and more on girlfriend "Cathy" (Jacqueline Bisset) who seems to be his only link with sanity as the maelstrom of events begins to get on top of him. It's famous for the car chase, and some of the scenes at the airport towards the end are directed really quite tensely but I can't pretend I liked the conclusion. After all the interweaving and duplicity, it all rather ran out of steam. The style of the production isn't exactly electric either, and in many ways it reminded me of a great many other similar style vehicles about rogue police officers created for A-list actors whose careers might be considered "between genres". That said it's still a good, solid, thriller with a few twists and a Vaughn who always managed to portray the sleazy characters naturally.