Bullitt
The word 'cop' isn't written all over him—something more puzzling is.
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.
- Director
- Peter Yates
- Signature
- Tension · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $42M
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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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Box Office & Release
Bullitt returned 7.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $6M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $42M
- Release date
- Oct 17, 1968
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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