Rikke is a producer and have been working with bullitt film since 2009. He haes been nominatit for seiven academy awairds winnin for his performance in tender mercies, seiven gowden globes winnin fower, an haes multiple nominations an ane win ilk o the bafta, screen actors guild awaird, an emmy awaird. A film to watch alone or with the whole family and or friends. I wonder why the great robert duvall, even early in his career, would take a role. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and doublecrosses.
Bullitt full frame, widescreen, subtitled, dubbed on ccvideo. Duvall at the 2010 tribeca film festival, february 5, 2010. Starring steve mcqueen, robert vaughn and robert duvall this is an all time. After his charge is killed by two hit men, bullitt sets off in his 1968 ford mustang gt on a deathdefying car chase through the streets of san francisco to collar them. All of this plus san francisco as a hard, but beautiful backdrop. Bullitt, directed by peter yates, went on to influence a whole generation of action oriented police dramas. Robert selden duvall is an american actor and filmmaker whose career spans more than six. Get carter is a 1971 british crime film directed by mike hodges and starring michael caine. Robert duvall celebrity profile check out the latest robert duvall photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. But there was indeed a time when he directed a few nottooshabby movies and bullitt stands as his crowning achievement, along with the dresser 1983. The 81yearold murphy appearing via video at the 20th annual texas film awards march 12 at austin studios, where altmans. Frank bullitt must babysit a chicago gangster for 48 hours before he testifies against his brother. Duvall had a small part as a cab driver who ferries mcqueen around just before the chase scene in the film bullitt 1968.
Bullitt is the original car chase movie and in my humble opinion the very best. It tells the story of an introverted young boy haley joel osment who is sent to live with his eccentric greatuncles robert duvall and michael caine on a farm in texas. The consensus opinion among actors is that robert duvall is the most audacious, wild, free spirited character in hollywood. Bullitt full frame, widescreen, subtitled, dubbed on tcm shop. Sometime in the late 1950s or early 60s, 14 year old walter osment gets dumped off with his great uncles. In this familyfriendly comedy drama, walter haley joel osment is a shy and bookish boy just short of his teens whose mother impulsively decides to leave him for the summer with his eccentric granduncles, hub robert duvall and garth michael caine. Find movie and film cast and crew information for bullitt 1968 peter yates on allmovie allmovie. Senator walter chalmers robert vaughn is aiming to take down mob boss pete ross vic tayback with the help of testimony from the criminals hothead brother johnny pat renella, who is in. This comedic and touching family film follows the adventures of a shy young boy who is sent to spend the summer with his eccentric uncles. Pikes crime novel mute witness makes the transition to the big screen in this film from director peter yates. Don gordon, jacqueline bisset, robert vaughn, steve mcqueen. Seeing bullitt again after so many years, i recognize how much of michael. Mrs kevin bacon dumps him on the uncles who at first resent this but after a shorttime they see that the boy.
Watch live every friday night at 9pm et on subscribe to the huffpo. The stars of the film, michael caine and robert duvall, are as quirky as they come but they engage from the moment they appear on the screen. Frank bullitt played by mcqueen is a worldweary police lieutenant in san francisco who is tasked with guarding the mob. Steve mcqueen, robert vaughn, jacqueline bisset, don gordon, robert duvall, simon oakland, norman fell. From boo radley to tom hagen to col kilgore to jerry facher, duvall has consistently elevated the films in which he appears to classics. Sir michael caine said that early in his career, he once held sir sean connerys hat while he fought and beat four men in a nightclub singlehandedly. At bullitt film however, she focuses on documentary. Robert duvall list of movies and tv shows tv guide.
Steve mcqueen stars in this classic action movie about frank bullitt, a san. Ive tried to make the print look as retro as possible to look as though it could have been created for the original film in 1968. He has been nominated for seven academy awards winning for his performance in tender mercies and seven golden. Trustman and harry kleiner was based on the 1963 novel, mute witness, by robert l. Trustman and harry kleiner was based on the 1963 novel mute witness, by robert l. We are committed to creating truthful, cinematic documentary films with a strong political or social dimension.
Steve mcqueen print fiction film poster bullitt inspired by one of my favorite. He is most known for his roles in the films to kill a mockingbird 1962, bullitt. Bullitt steve mcqueen robert vaughn jacqueline bisset don. Steve mcqueen, robert vaughn, jacqueline bisset, robert duvall, simon oakland, don gordon directed by. Michael caine and robert duvall in 2003s secondhand lions robert duvall movies can be ranked 6 ways in this table the really cool thing about this table is that it is usersortable.
Jacqueline bisset, robert vaughn, robert duvall original polish poster. There is no bad language, no sexual context or gratuitous violence but there is plenty to laugh about, cheer for and to get ones teeth into. Find movie and film cast and crew information for bullitt 1968 peter yates on allmovie. To hear michael murphy talk about robert altman is a little bit like discussing jesus with st. With steve mcqueen, jacqueline bisset, robert vaughn, don gordon. Puberty burdened, haley joel osment, plays their nephew who discovers the secret, sort of. Andrew he was an early adopter to the faith, he was around for a lot of the best years of the ministry, and he is happy to talk about the man for as long as you like. Like any good fable, secondhand lions, exaggerates some truths and delivers some lessons. Steve mcqueen print bullitt fictional movie poster in.
Jun 06, 2015 the huffpost show is an irreverent look at the weeks top news stories. Steve mcqueen print bullitt fictional movie poster films retro. Secondhand lions is a 2003 american comedydrama film written and directed by tim mccanlies. Frank bullitt played by mcqueen is a worldweary police lieutenant in san francisco.
It was his breakthrough, and the story goes that it was steve mcqueen who made sure he was hired because of a car chase he had filmed for a previous release, robbery 1967. He has been nominated for seven academy awards winning for his performance in tender mercies and seven golden globe awards winning four, and has won a bafta, a screen actors guild award, and an emmy award. Mcqueen is cool, professional and laconic as an officer under multiple pressures. He is most known for his roles in the films to kill a mockingbird 1962, bullitt 1968, true grit 1969, thx 18 1971, the godfather 1972, the godfather part ii 1974, apocalypse now 1979, the natural 1984, colors 1988, days of thunder 1990, newsies 1992, the scarlet letter 1995 something to talk about. See more ideas about robert duvall, movies and i movie. But when hit men snuff the witness, bullitt wont be stopped in his quest for vengeance. Inspired by one of my favorite films, ive created this hand drawn digital illustrated print featuring steve mcqueen from the film bullitt. Lalo schifrin wrote the original jazzinspired score, arranged.
Bullitt film production company making documentaries with a. Ironically, duvall earned his oscar in the best actor category tender mercies 1983, while most of his quite memorable performances have been in. The eagle has landed 1975 is a lessthanspectacular john sturges war epic that nonetheless made for enjoyable background viewing while i was digitizing my old cd collection the other day. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Steve mcqueen, robert vaughn, jacqueline bisset, don gordon, robert duvall, simon oakland, norman fell, georg. This may have been the inspiration for the scene in which hub robert duvall also fights and defeats four men singlehandedly, while caine and haley joel osments characters watch. Shop movies starring robert duvall on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris. Ironically, duvall earned his oscar in the best actor category tender mercies 1983, while most of his quite memorable performances have been in supporting roles. Its a world war ii actioner that strives to recapture the glory days of the great escape, falling well short of the mark indeed, its not a particularly satisfying film at all. Duvall has starred in numerous films and television series, including the twilight zone 1963, the.
Very entertaining film starring robert duvall, michael caine and young haley joel osment. Robbery had a great chase sequence in it, involving a running machine gun battle, all sorts of near misses in heavy traffic, lots of blood and remarkable photography. An all guts, no glory san francisco cop becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin that killed the witness in his protection. Michael caine and robert duvall play two utterly charming grumpy old men with mysterious pasts.
Bullitt widescreen, subtitled, dubbed, dolby on tcm shop. The lesser roles are equally well cast, right down to robert duvall as an observant taxi driver. Bullitt michael whitty 20190317 a superlative cop story in san francisco as steve mcqueen, a police detective, is asked to protect a witness but when the witness is killed he goes after. Bullitt 1968 directed by peter yates featuring steve mcqueen, robert. Bullitt, dvd, full frame, widescreen, subtitled, dubbed, action adventure, 883929151240. With robert vaughn, jacqueline bisset, simon oakland, don gordon, robert duvall.
Veteran actor and director robert selden duvall was born on january 5, 1931, in san diego, ca, to. His most famous roles have been directed by francis ford coppola. Bullitt, american action film, released in 1968, that features steve mcqueen in what many consider his definitive role. Senator walter chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss pete ross with the help of testimony from the criminals hothead brother johnny, who is in protective custody in san francisco under the watch of police lieutenant frank bullitt. When the key witness in a mob case is gunned down while under police protection, bullitt has to out smart both the killers and his fellow cops to find the people responsible. The picture stars steve mcqueen, robert vaughn, and jacqueline bisset. Featuring one of the greatest car chases ever put to film, this academy award winning film costars robert vaughn, robert duvall and jacqueline bisset. The following is the filmography for actor and director robert duvall. Although the film being almost fifty years old is still very watchable,mcqueen playing it lean and mean as is his acting. Andrew he was an early adopter to the faith, he was around for a lot of the best years of the. Rikke has a specific love towards cinematic and rebellous films, and love to work with new talent.
In one of his most famous roles, steve mcqueen stars as toughguy police. Bullitt is a 1968 american action thriller film directed by peter yates and produced by philip dantoni. Now there have been many films about cars, from the 1968 classic bullitt to furious. One of hollywoods most distinguished, popular, and versatile actors, robert duvall possesses a rare gift for totally immersing himself in his roles. Our stories are framed by artistic visuals and focused on giving characters a voice as well as directors room for expression. Robert vaughn is suitably smarmy as an unethical politician on the make. Bullitt producer philip dantoni went on to film two more car chases, for the french connection and the sevenups, both set and shot in new york city. The witness is brought to a cheap hotel, but somehow two hit men are informed of his location and shoot both ross and the cop guarding him. The th episode of alcatraz also includes a recreation of the chase scene, but with newer models of the mustang and charger. The film is also known for its iconic carchase sequence. This classic starring sir michael caine is possibly the film that kicked of the. Jun 15, 2009 the chairman, senator walter chalmers robert vaughn, asks one of the citys finest detectives, lieutenant frank bullitt mcqueen, to guarantee protection for ross.
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