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Bullitt (1968)

Directed by Peter Yates · Cinematography by William A. Fraker

M/PG114 min64 frames

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The word 'cop' isn't written all over him—something more puzzling is.

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Bullitt (1968) movie still: wide — An airport tarmac at night is dominated by the large metallic wing of an aircraft. A lone worker walks forward…Bullitt (1968) movie still: wide — An open-air parking garage with a concrete overpass visible in the background under daylight. Three men in suits…Bullitt (1968) movie still: medium — An observation area with a large glass window separating the men from another room. Two men watch through the…Bullitt (1968) movie still: A tense, observant POV shot from the perspective of a driver stopped at a city intersection. The protagonist's face is…Bullitt (1968) movie still: medium — The interior of a car looking out onto a steep city street. A dark vehicle is reflected in the rearview mirror.Bullitt (1968) movie still: medium — A stone terrace overlooks a body of water with distant hills on the horizon. Two men in formal business attire…Bullitt (1968) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains a bed, a wooden dresser, and a desk lamp. A man sits on the side of the bed while…Bullitt (1968) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains two men positioned in front of a framed picture. One man holds a coiled telephone…Bullitt (1968) movie still: closeup — A dark bedroom with bedding visible in the foreground. A woman stares at a sleeping man in the dim light.Bullitt (1968) movie still: wide — A residential San Francisco street features white houses and many overhead power lines. A black muscle car drives…Bullitt (1968) movie still: closeup — A night view from an outdoor balcony overlooking a city with scattered distant lights. An older man in a…Bullitt (1968) movie still: medium — A dimly lit hospital corridor with a glass window looking into a sterile area. Two men in dark suits converse…Bullitt (1968) movie still: wide — A brick-walled structure with a covered driveway serves as an ambulance bay. Three men stand near an ambulance…Bullitt (1968) movie still: establishing — An underground utility corridor features exposed piping running along walls and ceiling surfaces. The…Bullitt (1968) movie still: medium — A dimly lit indoor corridor with plain walls and low illumination. A man stands at the edge of the shadow,…Bullitt (1968) movie still: closeup — The rear bumper of a dark vintage automobile features a rectangular political bumper sticker. The sticker…
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What is Bullitt about?

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.

Bullitt is a 1968 American crime thriller film directed by Peter Yates, from a screenplay by Alan R. Trustman and Harry Kleiner, based on the 1963 novel Mute Witness by Robert L. Fish. It stars Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset, Don Gordon, Robert Duvall, Simon Oakland, and Norman Fell. In the film, San Francisco police detective Frank Bullitt (McQueen) investigates the murder of a witness he was assigned to protect.

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What does the cinematography of Bullitt look like?

Sampled across 63 frames, the coverage of Bullitt leans on wide compositions (32% of the sample) and medium shots (32%). Cinematographer William A. Fraker keeps 51% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 43% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1960s.

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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Bullitt (1968) are #2e2c2c, #121111, #504e4b, #d4d3ce, #8e8e8c, #89796d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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