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bullitt (1968)

bullitt
Bullitt
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Release Date
October 17, 1968
Director
Peter Yates
Cast
Steve McQueen , Jacqueline Bisset , Robert Vaughn , Don Gordon , Robert Duvall , Simon Oakland
Runtime
114
Main Genre
Action
Writers
Alan Trustman , Harry Kleiner , Robert L. Fish
Tagline
There are bad cops, good cops - and then there's Bullitt.

Summary

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.

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