Bullitt is a 1968 thriller film starring Steve McQueen.
It was distributed by Warner Bros.
The director was Peter Yates. The story was adapted for
the screen by Alan Trustman and Harry Kleiner, based on the novel titled Mute
Witness (1963) by Robert L. Fish (aka Robert L. Pike). Lalo Schifrin wrote the
original music score, a memorable mix of jazz, brass and percussion.
The movie won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing
(Frank P. Keller) and was nominated for Best Sound. Writers Trustman and Kleiner
won a 1969 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Motion Picture
Screenplay.
Bullitt is most-remembered for its central car chase
scene through the streets of downtown San Francisco, one of the earliest and
most influential car chase sequences in movie history.[1] The scene had Bullitt
in a dark “Highland Green” 1968 Ford Mustang G.T.390 Fastback, chasing
two hit-men in a “Tuxedo Black” 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Magnum.
(In honor of the Mustang in the film, the Ford Motor Company produced a limited
edition 2001 Ford Mustang GT “Bullitt Mustang,” which took styling
cues from the ’68 movie car and even mimicked its exhaust note).
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Great trailer! I love it. Let’s hope the film lives up
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