 Bullitt 1968  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Duvall, Don Gordon, Simon Oakland, Norman Fell, Georg Stanford Brown, Bill Hickman, John Aprea, Justin Tarr, Carl Reindel, Vic Tayback, Felice Orlandi, Pat Renella
Capt. Frank Bullitt (Steve McQueen) is a tough San Francisco cop whose assignment is to keep star witness John Ross (Pat Renella) safe for 48 hours until it is time for him to testify against the Mafia. But, hit men attack and kill Ross. Now, despite objections from Sen. Walter Chalmers (Robert Vaughn), Bullitt sets out on his own investigation to find the killers–and to uncover facts behind who leaked the information about where he was hiding Ross. The San Francisco car chase scene is tops. A good McQueen film.
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 The French Connection 1971  R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frederic de Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Ann Rebbot, Harold Gary, Arlene Farber, Eddie Egan, Patrick McDermott, Andre Ernotte, Sonny Grosso, Alan Weeks
If for no other reason than the spine-tingling car chase, this movie deserves viewing. Fortunately, it also has much more going for it. NYPD detective Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman) visits Paris to uncover the source of a drug supply coming into the United States. Doyle ends up back in the Big Apple for the elevated train car chase. This film won the Best Picture Academy Award, and Gene Hackman and William Friedkin were also honored for Best Actor and Director. Awards were also given for Best Writing and Editing, and nominations were received for Best Supporting Actor (Roy Scheider) and Sound.
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 Patton 1970 PG, 170 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong, Michael Bates, Frank Latimore, Ed Binns, Lawrence Dobkin, John Doucette, Bill Hickman, Carey Loftin, Albert Dumortier, Morgan Paull, Karl Michael Vogler, Tim Considine
This is the story of Gen. George S. Patton (George C. Scott) as he assumes command of the American forces during World War II and engages in battle against Germany's Field Marshal Rommel (Karl Michael Vogler). After slapping an American soldier (Tim Considine), Patton loses his command but leads the U.S. 3rd Army through Europe and defeats Hitler's counteroffensive in the Battle of the Bulge. The film won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, and Actor (George C. Scott declined to accept).
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The Seven-Ups 1973  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip D'Antoni
Cast: Roy Scheider, Victor Arnold, Jerry Leon, Tony Lo Bianco, Larry Haines, Ken Kercheval, Richard Lynch, Bill Hickman, Lou Polan, Joe Spinell, Robert Burr, Rex Everhart
After one of their comrades is killed, New York City police members of an elite group–the Seven-Ups (minimum time to be sentenced in prison)–must find the murderers before their own reputations are ruined.
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| 1. Bullitt (1968)
2. The French Connection (1971)
3. Patton (1970)
4. The Seven-Ups (1973)
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