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.
Bullitt
“The word 'cop' isn't written all over him—something more puzzling is.”
Overview
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.
Director
Peter Yates
Budget
5.5M
Revenue
42.3M
Status
Released
Production
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Solar Productions
Cast
Steve McQueen
Lt. Frank Bullitt
Robert Vaughn
Walter Chalmers
Jacqueline Bisset
Cathy
Don Gordon
Lt. Delgetti
Robert Duvall
Cabbie Weissberg
Simon Oakland
Captain Sam Bennett
Norman Fell
Captain Baker
Georg Stanford Brown
Dr. Willard
Justin Tarr
Eddy
Carl Reindel
Detective Stanton
Felice Orlandi
Albert E. Renick
Vic Tayback
Pete Ross
Robert Lipton
1st Aide
Ed Peck
Westcott
Pat Renella
Johnny Ross
Paul Genge
The Hitman
John Aprea
Killer
Al Checco
Desk Clerk
Bill Hickman
Phil
Robert Cleaves
Uniformed Courtesy Officer (uncredited)
Video Gallery
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