Let’s face it, folks, the experimental’60s pushed the boundaries to make some terrible movies. Not this time, though. This is the real thing. A compelling story, solid acting and a car chase that set the bar for all that would follow.
Steve McQueen at his prime plays a San Francisco cop trying to track down the killer of a witness who died while under his protection. He butts heads with the ambitious politician — portrayed by Robert Vaughn (remember Napoleon Solo in “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.”) — who set up the assignment. Look for Jacqueline Bisset as Bulitt’s girlfriend, Robert Duvall as a cab driver, and Norman Fell and Vic Tayback in small roles.
McQueen does his own driving in the famous car chase through the streets of San Francisco, where the cars topped 100 mph speeds and hills like roller coasters off their tracks. The duel between the drivers and their Ford Mustang and Dodge Charger is epic. It’s highly doubtful the city will ever let a film crew shoot a chase like this again. (114 min.)

Rated PG - 1968

Director:
Peter Yates

Starring:
Steve McQueen
Robert Vaughn
Jacqueline Bisset
Don Gordon
Robert Duvall
Simon Oakland
Norman Fell
Georg Stanford Brown
Justin Tarr
Carl Reindel
Felice Orlandi
Vic Tayback
Robert Lipton
Ed Peck
Pat Renella

Writers:
Alan R. Trustman
Harry Kleiner