Cast:
Steve McQueen .... Lt. Frank Bullitt
Robert Vaughn .... Walter Chalmers
Jacqueline Bisset .... Cathy
Don Gordon .... Delgetti
Robert Duvall .... Weissberg
Simon Oakland .... Captain Sam Bennett
Norman Fell .... Captain Baker
Georg Stanford Brown .... Dr. Willard
Justin Tarr .... Eddy
Carl Reindel .... Detective Stanton
Felice Orlandi .... Albert E. Renick
Vic Tayback .... Pete Ross (as Victor Tayback)
Robert Lipton .... 1st Aide
Ed Peck .... Wescott
Pat Renella .... Johnny Ross
In one of his most memorable roles, Steve McQueen stars as Detective Frank Bullitt, a hard-driving, tough-as-nails San Francisco cop. Bullitt has just received what sounds like a routine assignment: keep a star witness out of sight and out of danger for 48 hours, then deliver him to the courtroom on Monday morning. But before the night is out, the witness will lie dying of shotgun wounds, and Bullitt, a no-glitter, all-guts cop, won't rest until he nabs the gunmen and the elusive underworld kingpin who hired them.
From opening shot to closing shootout, Peter Yates's edge-of-the seat thriller is packed with authentic touches, from on-location San Francisco filming and believably crisp dialogue to uncompromisingly detailed police, hospital, and morgue procedures. The most memorable scene is BULLITT's celebrated car chase. McQueen, an expert automobile and motorcycle racer, does his own stunt driving as he propels his high-performance Mustang GT around and over San Francisco's fabled hills at speeds up to 115 miles an hour. The film is based on Robert L. Pike's book, MUTE WITNESS.