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Steve McQueen did better work in his tragically shortened career, but this is one of the films that helped make him a screen icon. He's at his deadpan best as the maverick cop who's assigned to protect a key government witness against a crime syndicate. Director Peter Yates gives it more, in terms of urban reality, than the predictable script deserves, and Frank P Keller won an Oscar for editing the famous San Francisco car-bouncing hill chase. But it's always McQueen's movie. He's snappy, laconic and cynical in equal doses, and his performance is complemented by the assured support of Robert Vaughn as a sleazy politician. TH
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Running time
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108min
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Country of origin
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US
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Genre
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Crime Thriller
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Alan R Trustman, Harry Kleiner, from the novel Mute Witness by Robert L Pike
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Theatrical distributor
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Warner Pathe Ltd
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UK cinema certificate
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AA
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| BFAA 1969 |
Best Director |
Peter Yates |
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| BFAA 1969 |
Best Supporting Actor |
Robert Vaughn |
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