Video: Bullitt; Steve McQueen’s Commitment to Reality

If you have ever seen what most consider to be the greatest car chase in movie history, then you are most likely familiar with the American actor Steve McQueen’s appreciation for reality, which is why he insisted on filming the motion picture’s iconic chase scene between McQueen’s 1968 Ford Mustang Bullitt and a black shotgun wielding 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Magnum where both cars go flying through the air in San Francisco and then end up trading paint at over 100 MPH on nearby open roads. This short film from 1968 highlights McQueen’s commitment to reality in the 1968 film Bullitt.

Chase scene after the jump.