Peter Yates

Peter Yates

Director

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British film director best known for directing Bullitt (1968), noted for its iconic San Francisco car chase and lead performance by Steve McQueen.

Peter Yates (1929–2011) was a British film director; Bullitt (1968) is widely cited for its influential car chase sequence and Steve McQueen's performance.

The available review celebrates Peter Yates's Bullitt (1968) as a prototype American cop-crime thriller, highlighting the San Francisco car chase, Steve McQueen's performance and standout editing.

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❝ If you love the cop-and-criminal chases of the best American cinema, then you can't miss the prototype, the inimitable, famous "chase" on the streets of San Francisco by Lieutenant Frank Bullitt - Steve McQueen in the iconic Ford Mustang in the cult film "Bullitt" from 1968.

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