Bullitt

Bullitt

Bullitt is a 1968 American dramatic thriller film directed by Peter Yates and produced by Philip D'Antoni. It starred Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn and Jacqueline Bisset. The screenplay by Alan R. Trustman and Harry Kleiner was based on the 1963 novel Mute Witness by Robert L. Fish, a pseudonym for Robert L. Pike. Lalo Schifrin wrote the original jazz-inspired score, arranged for brass and percussion. Robert Duvall has a small part as a cab driver who provides information to McQueen. Released by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts on October 17, 1968, the film was a critical and box office smash, later...
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quick facts
Release date:October 17, 1968
Directed by:Peter Yates
Rated:PG (USA)
Runtime:114 Minutes
Producer:Philip D'Antoni
Editor:Frank P. Keller
Music by:Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography:William A. Fraker
Screenplay by:Harry Kleiner, Alan Trustman
Estimated budget:$5,500,000
Adapted from:Mute Witness
Genre:Thriller, Action

Cast of Bullitt

Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Weissberg
Born:January 5, 1931
Age:81
Robert Vaughn
Robert Vaughn
Chalmers
Born:November 22, 1932
Age:79
Jacqueline Bisset
Jacqueline Bisset
Cathy
Born:September 13, 1944
Age:67
Joanna Cassidy
Joanna Cassidy
Bit Part
Born:August 2, 1945
Age:66
Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
Bullitt
Born:Mar. 24, 1930
Died:Nov. 7, 1980
Norman Fell
Norman Fell
Baker
Born:Mar. 24, 1924
Died:Dec. 14, 1998

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
1968 Academy Award for Film Editing, Frank P. Keller
1968 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography, William A. Fraker
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YearAward Nomination
1969 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Robert Vaughn
1969 BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Peter Yates
1969 BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography, William A. Fraker
1969 BAFTA Award for Best Editing, Frank P. Keller
1969 BAFTA Award for Best Sound Track, Edwin Scheid
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Film director of Bullitt

Peter Yates
Peter Yates
Born: July 24, 1929
Died: January 9, 2011

Peter James Yates was an English director and producer. He was born in Aldershot, Hampshire. The son of an army officer, he attended Charterhouse School as a boy, graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked for some years as an actor, director and stage manager. In the 1950s he...
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Music contributors for Bullitt

Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin

Lalo Schifrin is an Argentine composer, pianist and conductor. He is best known for his film and TV scores, such as the "Theme from Mission:...
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Filming locations for Bullitt

San Francisco
San Francisco

San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.6 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland. The only consolidated city-county in California, it encompasses a land area...
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California State Route 480
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State Route 480 was a state highway in San Francisco, California, United States, consisting of the elevated double-decker Embarcadero Freeway , the partly elevated Doyle Drive approach to the Golden Gate Bridge and the proposed and unbuilt section in between. The unbuilt section from Doyle Drive to...
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Kansas Street
Kansas Street

Kansas Street is a primarily residential street in the San Francisco neighborhood known as Potrero Hill.  It is one of approximately 17 streets named after states of the Union in this area of San Francisco.  Kansas Street was one of the locations used for the famous car chase scene in Bullitt.

Potrero Hill
Potrero Hill

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    When was the motion picture "Bullitt" premiered?
  • A:
    The film was released in October, 1968.
  • Q:
    What is the runtime of the movie "Bullitt"?
  • A:
    The runtime is 113 minutes.
  • Q:
    Who composed the music for the motion picture Bullitt?
  • A:
    Lalo Schifrin composed the musical score for the film's soundtrack.
  • Q:
    Which awards did the motion picture "Bullitt" receive?
  • A:
    The film received the Academy Award for Film Editing.
  • Q:
    Which actors starred in the film "Bullitt"?
  • A:
    Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset, Don Gordon, Robert Duvall and Simon Oakland played leading roles.
  • Q:
    The motion picture, "Bullitt" is in what genre?
  • A:
    The movie is categorized as: Thriller and Action.
  • Q:
    Who produced the movie, "Bullitt"?
  • A:
    Philip D'Antoni and Philip D'Antoni were the movie's producers.
  • Q:
    Which director created the film "Bullitt"?
  • A:
    Peter Yates directed the film.
  • Q:
    What was the tagline from the motion picture, Bullitt?
  • A:
    The film's tagline was, "There are bad cops and there are good cops - and then there's Bullitt."
  • Q:
    Which locations were featured in the film Bullitt?
  • A:
    Locations used to film the movie include San Francisco, California State Route 480, Kansas Street and Potrero Hill.
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