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 stealing $2 million ($ million today) from the Chicago mob and fled to San Francisco after escaping an attempted hit in Chicago. Meanwhile, Chalmers serves Bullitt's captain with a writ of "habeas corpus" in an attempt to force Bullitt to produce Ross. While driving in San Francisco, Bullitt is pursued by Ross's hitmen in a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T. He flips the chase, turning the hunters into the hunted. They attempt to escape, and a high-speed chase ensues through the streets of Russian Hill (actually a composite location with Potrero Hill) and out onto the highway south of the city,