premise: Bullitt is only a 1989 comedy.
hypothesis: Bullitt is a 1968 American drama -- thriller film directed by Peter Yates and produced by Philip D'Antoni . Released by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts on October 17 , 1968 , the film was a critical and box-office smash , later winning the Academy Award for Best Film Editing ( Frank P. Keller ) and receiving a nomination for Best Sound .