A behind the scenes look at the making of the movie Bullitt with a strong focus on the attention to details taken. It features some of the preparations made before shooting began, but is mostly focused on the onsite filming locations which brings a strong amount of reality to the film as the title suggests.
Practical Effects
Real tire-squealing mayhem — no CGI, just guts and physics.
Direction
Peter Yates breaking down how they stole San Francisco for cinema.
Director
Ronald Saland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The documentary was shot during production and shelved for decades, only surfacing on laserdisc and DVD special editions.
McQueen's insistence on visible driver faces in the chase — including his own — created the modern standard for car sequence authenticity.
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