‘Bullitt’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1968)


Video: 'Bullitt' trailer

(Thursday, October 17, 1968, doors scheduled to open at 10:15 a.m. EDT)Bullitt, an American thriller film about a San Francisco cop who becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin who killed the witness in his protection, opened this morning at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Directed by Peter Yates, the film starred Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn and Jacqueline Bisset.


Video: 'Bullitt (1968) - Movie' (10 clips)