Bullitt [Blu-ray]

Director: Peter Yates

Overview

This violent crime drama finds a San Francisco detective assigned to protect a government witness from being murdered by the mob. Bullitt (Steve McQueen) must protect Chicago hoodlum Johhny Ross to insure his testimony before a jury indicting gangland activities. Captain Bennett (Simon Oakland) is Bullitt's superior who supports his man, but the scheming politician Chalmers (Robert Vaughn) has his own agenda, assigning a federal agent (Norman Fell) to watch and report back to him directly. The witness, or so viewers are led to believe, dies in a fleabag hotel. Bullitt lets people believe the witness is still alive, prompting the mob to come after the stoic, hard-as-nails sleuth. In one of the most exciting car chases in cinematic history, the crooks and Bullitt chase each other through the streets of San Francisco. Jacqueline Bisset, Vic Tayback and Robert Duvall also appear in this feature which turned McQueen into an international star.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/27/2007
UPC:	0085391136842
Original Release:	1968
Rating:	PG
Source:	Warner Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:54:00
Sales rank:	259

Special Features

Commentary by director Peter Yates; 2 feature length documentaries:; Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool; The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing in 1080p high defintion and 5.1 audio; Vibtage featurette: Bullitt: Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Steve McQueen	Bullitt
Robert Vaughn	Chalmers
Jacqueline Bisset	Cathy
Don Gordon	Delgetti
Simon Oakland	Bennet
Robert Duvall	Weissberg
Norman Fell	Baker
Georg Stanford Brown	Dr. Willard
Justin Tarr	Eddy
Carl Reindel	Stanton
Felice Orlandi	Rennick
Vic Tayback	Pete Ross
Ed Peck	Wescott
Pat Renella	John Ross
Paul Genge	Mike
John Aprea	Killer
Bill Hickman	Phil
Robert Lipton	1st Aide
Al Checco	Desk Clerk
Mal Alberts	Airport Information Agent
Scott Beach	Man
Mary Benoit	Voice
Barbara Bosson	Nurse
Roger Bowen	Man
Joy Carlin	Woman
Joanna Cassidy	Bit Part
Julie Christy	Party Guest
Robert Cleaves	Uniformed Courtesy Officer
Tony Dario	Cop
Michael L. Davis	Policeman
Chuck Dorsett	Airport counterperson,Airport counterperson
Thomas Duncan	Clerk
Marjorie Eaton	Mrs. Larkin
Walker Edmiston	Voice
Dick Geary	Bully Cop
English	Voices
Don Gordon Bell	Delgetti
Suzanne Somers	Actor
Lalo Schifrin	Composer

Technical Credits

Alan Trustman

Harry Kleiner

Robert Pike

Alan Trustman	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Harry Kleiner	Screenwriter
Robert E. Relyea	Executive Producer,Producer
Philip D'Antoni	Producer
Sass Bedig	Special Effects
Denny Arnold	Stunts
Bill Hickman	Stunts
Dan Wallin	Sound Effects
Robert Pike	Screenwriter
Bud Ekins	Stunts
John K. Kean	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Bullitt
1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12
13. Chapter 13
14. Chapter 14
15. Chapter 15
16. Chapter 16
17. Chapter 17
18. Chapter 18
19. Chapter 19
20. Chapter 20
21. Chapter 21
22. Chapter 22
23. Chapter 23

Menu

Disc #1 -- Bullitt
Languages
Spoken Languages
English
Français
Español
Subtitles
English
English (For the Hearing Impaired)
Français
Español
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Scene Selections
Special Features
Behind the Story
Commentary by Director Peter Yates
Bullitt: Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality - Vintage Featurette Explores the Making of a Classic
Additional Footage
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool - Documetnary on the Life of Steve McQueen
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing - Documentary About the Art of Film Editing. Clips Are Shown From Many Groundbreaking Films With Innovating Editing Styles
Trailers
Theatrical Trailer
Play Movie

Editorial Reviews

1968's surprisingly influential Bullitt is a precursor to the hyper-explosive action movies that ruled the box-office in the 1980s and 1990s. More immediately, it made car chases de rigueur for nearly every police film of the 1970s. Bullitt's chase scene, a roaring ten minutes up and down seemingly every hill in San Francisco, took about three weeks to shoot; along with the two in The French Connection and the more protracted one in The Road Warrior, the scene is still regarded as one of the best pursuits ever filmed. Apart from this rather dubious legacy, Bullitt is also significant for recharging the crime-thriller genre with its snappy, faux-naturalistic look. Finely stylized by director Peter Yates and editor Frank Keller (who won an Oscar for his work), the film wears its gritty, urban feel on its sleeve; such an attitude would become a major hallmark of American films in the 1970s. Bullitt also elevated Steve McQueen from the status of mere star to that of worldwide superstar. The actor delivers perhaps the most consequential performance of his career as the fashionably icy title character. Brendon Hanley