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Bullitt (1968)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:31

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.8/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 14 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset, Don Gordon

Starring: Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset, Don Gordon, Robert Duvall, Norman Fell, Simon Oakland

Director: Peter Yates

Director: Peter Yates
Producer: Philip D'Antoni
Composer: Lalo Schifrin

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Nov 18, 1997

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Surprisingly austere and very much of its time, Bullitt is a lot less fun and a lot more impressive than you might expect.

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05/05/08
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09/23/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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Good scripting and excellent direction by Peter Yates maintain deliberately low-key but mounting suspense.

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03/01/07
Variety
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Expert chase film, breathless and modern, that sent McQueen to the top of the box office heap.

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03/01/07
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There isn't much here, and what there is is awfully easy.

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03/01/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Apart from the classic chase scene, there many other pleasures to be had in this stylish policier, one that changed considerably the entire vocabulary of Hollywood's action-thrillers.

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02/07/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

The action sequences are brilliant, done without trickery in real locations (including a great car chase which spawned a thousand imitations) to lend an extraordinary sense of immediacy to the shenanigans and gunfights.

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02/09/06
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Menos focado na trama e mais nos procedimentos de seu protagonista, Bullitt busca o realismo constantemente, criando um personagem não apenas crível, mas complexo.

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11/17/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
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10/26/05
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

A not-very-good movie redeemed by a car chase for the ages.

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08/29/05
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Stlick, stylish and ineffably cool, this was perhaps McQueen's defining role. Also mention goes to the uncreditied star of the film; San Francisco.

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07/06/05
Clark Collis
Clark Collis
Empire Magazine

Even though the story almost makes no sense and the Oscar-winning editing has several illogical cuts, Bullitt is an exquisitely satisfying motion picture, particularly if there is still an adolescent boy lodged somewhere in your psyche.

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06/21/05
Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt
Hollywood Reporter
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If there is any one of his many movie roles that best exemplifies the McQueen persona, it would have to be this one.

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05/26/05
John J. Puccio
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05/06/05
Thomas Delapa
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04/26/05
Jonathan R. Perry
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Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

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02/04/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

McQueen is great in Bullitt, and the movie is great, because director Peter Yates understands the McQueen image and works within it. He winds up with about the best action movie of recent years.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
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03/27/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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02/28/04
Austin O'Connor
Austin O'Connor
Lowell Sun

It's more than just that great car chase. The whole film is gritty, down-to-earth and enjoyable.

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02/26/04
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
 
 
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