Bullitt [1968] [DVD] by Steve McQueen

I remember seeing this at the cinema and it's still a great watch even when you know the punchline. The soundtrack is fantastic.

Excellent

Bullitt's car chase is legendary, so I figured I would give it a watch.every month, I organise one night where I invite friends around to watch a movie that people often talk about, or a movie that is often referenced in other shows or reviews, but I haven't actually seen before.There are plenty of them, and I only try and claw my way through them one at a time.March was the turn of Bullitt, the iconic Steve McQueen movie.It combines 4 great elements of ultimate cool:Ford MustangSteve McQueenAviator SunglassesLalo Schiffrin soundtrackGreat movie, very 60s feel to it. Jacqueline Bisset is gorgeous, it's surprising she didn't become a bigger star.It got an oscar for editing apparently, although the feel of the scenes connecting isn't nearly as smooth as the title credits at the start.Overall though, it seems like the pilot epsisode of a TV series that I never saw, rather than a movie that was to stand up for itself, as there is so much suggestion of the characters being more complicated than we actually see during the show itself.Still have to watch the bonus documentaries, but look forward to them as my film nerd pals tell me that the making of Bullitt is a story in itself.TFO

Great car chases and some stunts performed by McQueen himself no Bullitt.

This is a period piece which shows mid century street scenes and vehicles of SanFrancisco. It is also arguable McQueens best movie which set the bar for 'maveric coppers', which persists to this very day. Watch it, then watch it again. Also featured Jaqueline Bisset as Bullit's girlfriend, superb performances all round and the brooding 'Man from Uncle' Robert Vaughan is totally convincing......Don't miss it. Ps it has one of the best car chase scenes ever in a movie.

Excellent film and a very cool dude!

Late 60's crime drama with Steve McQueen's Frank Bullitt meting out justice to underworld criminals. Fast-paced direction from Peter Yates, exciting car chases and McQueen's charismatic performance make this well worth watching.

Good film but definitely a throw back in time.Not memorable for me but there might be some Steve McQueen fans out there who know it word for word!!?! 😉

Tres bon blu ray merci

TVでは殆ど放映されない作品なので、DVDで購入しました。今風の映画のテンポについて行けません。クールなマックイーンをじっくりと楽しんでいます。

余計な説明や音楽に頼らず、俳優の確かな演技に支えられた映像で勝負する作品。主役のマックィーンはもちろん、ボーンやちょい役のデュバルも強い印象を残す。

Bullitt was released in theaters on October 17, 1968 throughout the United States. Bullitt is a 1968 American thriller film starring Steve McQueen, Jacqueline Bisset, and Robert Vaughn. It was directed by Peter Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. 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 jazz inspired score, arranged for brass and percussion. The film 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 probably best remembered for its car chase scene through the streets of San Francisco, regarded as one of the most influential car chase sequences in movie history. The scene had Bullitt in a dark "Highland Green" 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390 CID Fastback, chasing two hit men in a "Jewel Black" 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Magnum. Robert Duvall has a small part as a cab driver who ferries McQueen around just before the chase scene. In 2007, Bullitt was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2008, Ford produced the Mustang Bullit model for the 40th anniversary of the film. The Bullit nameplate on the steering wheel honored the movie that made the Mustang one of the most popular cars of the 1960s and 1970s. The green color was also brought back for the anniversary edition.Summary: Ambitious politician Walter Chalmers (Robert Vaughn) is holding a Senate subcommittee hearing in San Francisco on Organized Crime in America. To improve his political standing, Chalmers hopes to bring down Chicago mobster Pete Ross (Vic Tayback) with the aid of key witness Johnny Ross, Pete's brother. Bullitt takes place the weekend before the hearing, from Friday night (during the opening credits) to Sunday night. Following his theft of $2,000,000 in mob money and subsequent escape from Chicago to San Francisco, Johnny (Felice Orlandi) is placed in the San Francisco Police Department's protective custody for the weekend. Chalmers requests Lieutenant Frank Bullitt's (Steve McQueen) unit to guard him. Bullitt, Sergeant Delgetti (Don Gordon) and Detective Carl Stanton (Carl Reindel), give Ross around-the-clock protection at the Hotel Daniels, a cheap flophouse near the Embarcadero Freeway. Late Saturday night, a pair of hit men (Paul Genge and stunt driver Bill Hickman), burst into the room and shoot both Inspector Stanton and Ross, seriously wounding them both. Bullitt wants to investigate who shot the pair and find the Mafia boss who ordered the hit. Upset, Chalmers attempts to shift blame on to Bullitt and the San Francisco Police Department. Ross subsequently dies of his wounds. Bullitt suppresses news of the death, asking Doctor Willard (Georg Stanford Brown) to misplace the chart and have the body placed in the morgue under a John Doe identity. Chalmers arrives at the hospital on Sunday morning and is angered that Ross has disappeared. He is further incensed when he and his police minder Captain Baker (Norman Fell) receive no help from Bullitt. Chalmers places pressure on Bullitt to produce Ross, to no effect. Bullitt reconstructs Ross's movements, finding his way to a hotel where he finds a woman registered under the name Dorothy Simmons (Brandy Carroll). With the hearing the next day, Bullitt suspects the dead mobster may not be who he seems. After picking up his Ford Mustang, Bullitt is tailed by the two hit-men, resulting in a famous car chase that ultimately kills the hit-men.Questions: Why didn't Bullitt like Walter Chambers? Whom was Bullitt trying to protect? Why was Bullitt protecting this person? What did Walter Chambers have to do with the protected person? Who interrogates Bullitt? Why was Bullitt interrogated? Whose identity did Bullitt find out about? Why did Bullitt ask for a copy of a passport? Whose passport was it? Whom did Bullitt follow to the airport? Who was Bullitt girlfriend?My thoughts: Much was made at the time, and over the years since, of Lt. Bullitt's stylish "casual" attire of a turtleneck worn with a sport coat, slacks, and suede-like shoes. Since the major portion of the story in the film takes place over a Saturday and Sunday, this was actually in keeping with some police department's traditions of a more relaxed dress code on weekends for plainclothes officers. Bullitt is first seen at work when meeting Chalmers on a Friday morning - wearing a traditionally conservative navy suit under his trench coat, with a white shirt, dark tie and dress shoes. I love this movie! Bullitt could have been another Dirty Harry series if they could have done it. Steve McQueen was great in his character Bullitt. I thought that Jacqueline Bisset was great as Bullitt girlfriend. She also looked great in Bullitt blue dress shirt. I love the car chase scenes through San Francisco. Especially the ones that went down the roads on the hillside, as they would jump from one road to another. This movie keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the movie so I'm giving this movie 5 weasel stars.

Vorsicht Spoiler:Ähnlich wie Sean Connery ist James Bond kann man gleichzeitig sagen, Steve McQueen ist Lt. Frank Bullitt. Ruhig, ausgeglichen, aber auch mal hart und kompromisslos, so wie wir ihn mögen.Bullitt ist ein Krimi, ein Actionfilm manchmal, ein Film der weiss wann man die lauten Töne gekonnt angeschlägt und dann wieder die leisen.Bullitt ist ein Klassiker seines Genres. Obwohl vom gleichen Produzent Phil D'Antoni (French Connection) gemacht ist Bullitt, drei Jahre vor French Connection entstanden eigentlich noch besser.Steve McQueen ist ideal besetzt in der Rolle des Cops Lt. Frank Bullitt, natürlich ist mal wieder hier die Original-Version die Beste, in der deutschen Synchro erfüllt Klaus Kindler die Rolle mit leider weniger leben, was vielleicht auch an dem deutschen Mono-Ton liegt.Absolutes Highlight in allen Bereichen, die etwa 9-minütige Verfolgungsjagd zwischen Bullitt's Ford Mustang über die Hügel von San Francisco (die Original-Tonspur in Dolby Surround über eine gute Anlage ist echt klasse). Die Schnitte (Frank Keller wurde dafür mit einem Oscar belohnt) sind exzellent, die Musik (generell im ganzen Film) ist einmalig (Lalo Schifrin, der u.a. auch die Dirty Harry Filme musikalisch untermalte) sowie die Kameraführung ist superb (William A. Fraker).Nicht zu vergessen ist Peter Yates vorsichtige Regie, die für nachfolgende Actionfilme neue Maßstäbe setzte, zumal Autoverfolgungsjagden ja im Kino, geschweige denn im TV noch gar nicht existierten, zumindest nicht in dieser Form.Auch im Puncto Brutalität schraubte Yates die Gewalt etwas höher, indem er blitzschnell von einer Sekunde auf die andere die Stimmung wechselte (Erschießung von Ross/Tod der zwei Attentäter auf der Autobahn). Selten hat man solche Explosionen in Actionfilmen gesehen.Was zeichnet aber diesen Film weiter aus. McQueen ist der besondere Cop, deshalb auch der Plakatslogan: Es gibt gute Cops und es gibt schlechte Cops und dann gibt es noch Bullitt, der quasi ein kleiner Vorläufer von Jack Bauer ist, aber wenigersich Sorgen um eine junge Teenie-Tochter machen muss. Ein abgebrühter Polizist, der trotzdem noch weiß wer er ist und vorallem was er ist.Auch sympatisch Simon Oakland als Bullitt's Boss Captain Sam Bennett, dafür umso weniger Robert Vaughn in einer Paraderolle als schleimiger Abgeordneter Walter Chambers, der bis zum Schluß nicht merkt wie sehr er verschaukelt wurde...Weiteres Highlight, Jacqueline Bisset als Bullitt's Freundin Cathy eine echte Augenweide.Ein Jammer das McQueen nur wenige solche Filme drehte und schon mit 50 Jahren gestorben ist.Dieser Film verdient den Status ein echter Klassiker zu sein voll und ganz und kommt locker in die obere Liga der 9 oder sogar 10 Sterne Filme.Manchmal ist die Qualität eben wichtiger oder sogar besser als die Quantität.Daumen nach oben!jw