BULLITT opens nationwide. Directed by Peter Yates. Written by Alan R. Trustman, from the novel Mute Witness by Robert L. Pike. King of cool Steve McQueen is the eponymous San Francisco police detective whose penchant for rule-bending whilst investigating the murder of a witness his team was assigned to protect incurs the ire of both his superior (Simon Oakland) and a smarmy, ambitious politician (Robert Vaughan) looking to burnish his public image. Spare, elegant thriller adrenalised by legendary 11 minute, CGI-free car chase. Jacqueline Bisset and Dan Gordon co-star.