14 Facts About Bullitt

1.

Bullitt is a 1968 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Peter Yates and produced by Philip D'Antoni.

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2.

Bullitt is famous for its car chase scene through the streets of San Francisco, which is regarded as one of the most influential in film history.

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3.

In 2007, Bullitt was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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4.

Bullitt sends the body to the morgue as a John Doe in order to conceal the death and keep his investigation open.

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5.

Bullitt finds out he made a long distance phone call to a hotel in San Mateo.

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6.

Bennett ignores the writ because it's the weekend and lets Bullitt investigate the long distance phone call to San Mateo.

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7.

Bullitt realizes that Ross was playing Chalmers by using Renick as a double to escape the country Sunday night.

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8.

Early Monday morning, Bullitt comes home to find Cathy asleep in his bed having chosen to stay.

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9.

Bullitt was co-produced by McQueen's Solar Productions and Warner Bros.

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10.

Bullitt was hired after McQueen saw his 1967 UK feature Robbery, with its extended car chase.

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11.

Bullitt is notable for its extensive use of actual locations rather than studio sets, and its attention to procedural detail, from police evidence processing to emergency-room procedures.

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12.

Bullitt was well received by critics, and is considered by some to be one of the best films of 1968.

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13.

Several items of clothing worn by McQueen's Bullitt received a boost in popularity thanks to the film: desert boots, a trench coat, a blue turtleneck sweater, and most famously, a brown tweed jacket with elbow patches.

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14.

Bullitt then sent the cars to Ralph Garcia to start work on turning one into an "Eleanor" clone.

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