Bullitt

The film is based on the novel by Robert L. fish's "Mute witness" (Mute Witness, 1963). In the credits specified alias used by writer Robert L. pike.

It is widely believed that Steve McQueen performed all the stunt driving himself, but that's not entirely true. The stunt coordinator Carey Loftin has had in his possession the famous car and motorcycle racer Bud Ekins, who performed the most dangerous stunts in the ' Stang. In the salon "Mustang" sometimes you can see the driver in the mirror. When it's up, McQueen can be seen when lowered and no one in sight — driving Akins. Black Dodge Charger drives bill Hickman, who plays the role of one of the assassins, and also took part in the production scene.

Scene a duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds were removed three weeks.

The film company has refused the request to film on the Golden Gate bridge. During the chase scene, cars four times rush past the same green beetle Volkswagen. This is the result of that filming was allotted a very small area of the city, and the machines had to install several cameras filming at different angles. In the process of assembling these episodes were arranged so as to create the impression that the characters traveled a large area of territory.

In 2007 the film was included by the Library of Congress in the national Registry of the United States, as an important cultural, historical and aesthetic regard.

The shooting of the famous chase scene, the Director encouraged the drivers to speed around 120-130 km/h, but in the end the machines (including the ones that had cameras) has a top speed of over 175 km/h on the straight parts of streets.

According to history, the Mustangs McQueen belonged to Ford, and was heavily modified to keep up on the steep slopes and the lifts of San Francisco. Charger was bought from a local dealer, and remained in the original equipment.