A nonconformist San Francisco cop is determined to find the underworld kingpin who killed the witness under his protection.A nonconformist San Francisco cop is determined to find the underworld kingpin who killed the witness under his protection.A nonconformist San Francisco cop is determined to find the underworld kingpin who killed the witness under his protection.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 9 nominations total
Vic Tayback
- Pete Ross
- (as Victor Tayback)
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- TriviaSeveral items of clothing worn by Steve McQueen received a boost in popularity thanks to the film: desert boots, a trench coat, a blue turtleneck sweater and, most famously, a brown tweed jacket with elbow patches.
- GoofsDuring the chase sequence, the same green Volkswagen Beetle is seen at least 4 different times in 4 different locations in a period of not more than 1 minute.
- Alternate versionsDuring the car chase, when the Charger goes wide on a corner and hits a camera, the film was salvaged and red frames added at the end, to give a "point of impact" impression. Despite this gag being in situ for decades, on the current Cinemax Asia print, someone has seen fit to completely remove these last frames of the shot.
- ConnectionsEdited into City on Fire (1979)
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The late 1960s saw two classic, hard-boiled thrillers set in San Fransico; John Boorman's stylised 'Point Blank', and Peter Yates' 'Bullitt'. Calling your hero Bullitt might seem an unsubtle way to emphasise his macho qualities, but in fact Steve MacQueen plays him as a quiet man, not some wise-talking maverick: he does what he has to do, but takes no pleasure in his actions; and survives the roughness of his work not by becoming a monster, but simply by becoming a little less human. It's a believable portrait, and the film as a whole has a procedural feel: there are action scenes, but these are kept in their place in the overall design.
Today, the film is most famous for its celebrated car chase, which makes excellent use, as indeed does the movie as a whole, of the bay area locations, but is not actually shot that excitingly: the conclusion at the airport is more original, though it roots the film in the time when it was permissible to take a loaded gun onto a plane. But overall this is still a classy film, dry, exciting and bleak, and among the very best films of its day. William Friedkin's brilliant 'The French Connection', made a short while afterwards, would appear to owe it a debt.
Today, the film is most famous for its celebrated car chase, which makes excellent use, as indeed does the movie as a whole, of the bay area locations, but is not actually shot that excitingly: the conclusion at the airport is more original, though it roots the film in the time when it was permissible to take a loaded gun onto a plane. But overall this is still a classy film, dry, exciting and bleak, and among the very best films of its day. William Friedkin's brilliant 'The French Connection', made a short while afterwards, would appear to owe it a debt.
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- Đại Tá Bullitt
- Filming locations
- Coffee Cantata, Union Street, San Francisco, California, USA(jazz club and restaurant scene)
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- Budget
- $5,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $511,350
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $408,627
- Oct 7, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $511,852
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