Bullitt Bullitt Bullitt is a 1968 American thriller film directed by Peter Yates and produced by Philip D'Antoni. The picture stars Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, and Jacqueline Bisset. The screenplay by Alan R. Trustman and Harry Kleiner was based on the 1963 novel, "Mute Witness", by Robert L. Fish, writing under the pseudonym Robert L. Pike. Lalo Schifrin wrote the original jazz-inspired score, arranged for brass and percussion. Robert Duvall has a small role as a cab driver who provides information to McQueen. The film was made by McQueen's Solar Productions company, with his partner Robert E. Relyea as executive producer.
Bullitt investigators of the Zodiac Killer murders that began shortly after the release of "Bullitt". Toschi is played by Mark Ruffalo in the film "Zodiac", in which Paul Avery (Robert Downey Jr.) mentions that "McQueen got the idea for the holster from Toschi." "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. Director Yates' use of new lightweight Arriflex cameras allowed for greater flexibility in location shooting. At the time of the film's release, the car chase scene generated prodigious excitement. Leonard