Bullitt is a movie directed by Peter Yates in 1968 and based on the book Mute Witness by Robert L. Fish, first published in 1963. The movie features Steve McQueen, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn, Don Gordon, Robert Duvall, Simon Oakland, and others.
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Storyline
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.
Movie vs Book
Year
1968
Minutes
114
Movie Rate
7.40
Source: IMDb
Year
1963
Pages
165
Book Rate
7.24
S: Goodreads
Book
Mute Witness
Author: Robert L. Pike, (Robert L. Fish)
Country: USA
First published in: 1963
Length: 165 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“I never have any idea about who I would cast in my books. I don't think I could ever write a book thinking of it as a movie the whole time.”
JESS WALTER (Writer)
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