1968 · action · crime
Bullitt
Directed by Peter Yates1h 53m1968
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.
Our read: Bullitt (1968) reads as a neutral, breathless, grounded action · crime entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, breathless, measured action / crime, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, cold.
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