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    Bullitt (1968)

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    One of the most popular stars of the 1960s and 1970s was Steve McQueen who is at his charismatic best in this stylish film about Frank Bullitt – a California cop who keeps secret the murder of an underground grand jury witness he was supposed to protect and who then pursues the killers himself.

    Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn, Don Gordon, Robert Duvall and Simon Oakland round out the cast.

    The movie boasts one of the best car chases in film history. During the chase scene, director Peter Yates asked the stunt drivers to drive at around 75 miles per hour but they exceeded their orders and reached speeds of over 110 miles per hour.

    But most of all it is McQueen – full of contradictions – who makes the film work. He’s the anti-hero who’s a hero, the loner with charm, and an introvert loaded with energy.

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    McQueen became so enamoured of the one surviving Mustang used in filming (its twin was too damaged to be used again) that he tried, unsuccessfully, to buy it.

    The movie is based on the novel Mute Witness by Robert L Pike.

    Bullitt
    Steve McQueen
    Chalmers
    Robert Vaughn
    Cathy
    Jacqueline Bisset
    Delgetti
    Don Gordon
    Weissberg
    Robert Duvall
    Captain Bennet
    Simon Oakland
    Baker
    Norman Fell
    Dr Willard
    Georg Stanford Brown
    Eddy
    Justin Tarr
    Stanton
    Carl Reindel
    Renick
    Felice Orlandi
    Pete Ross
    Vic Tayback
    1st Aide
    Robert Lipton
    Westcott
    Ed Peck
    John Ross
    Pat Renella

    Director
    Peter Yates

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